This is a wonderful time of year to be looking up at the stars.

Vineyard doctors, allergists and biologists have identified at least a dozen Islanders who have been formally diagnosed with alpha gal syndrome, a largely unstudied new syndrome.

Tropical storm Elsa blew by on July 9-10, with little in the way of unusual bird life to show for it.

What is the point? The point in question was at the end of a surprisingly long appendage emerging from the underside of a surprisingly large beetle.

Exercise classes in public parks will have to be free but daytime mooring slips may not be in the future, the Oak Bluffs select board decided at their weekly meeting held Tuesday.

The fourth annual Fluke for Luke fishing tournament drew 328 anglers and 29 teams this weekend. The event remembers Luke Gurney, a local fisherman who died in 2016, and raises money for his family.