The Edgartown selectmen voted this week to revoke the shellfish license of two commercial bay scallopers for violating town shellfish laws. Mark Morris and Michael Hathaway both lost their licenses for unrelated infractions.

After hearing strenuous objections from mariners this fall, the U.S. Coast Guard has decided against removing several buoys surrounding the Vineyard.

A sweeping new plan involving federal agencies, Native American tribes, six Northeast states and many other stakeholders may help set the course of ocean planning in the region for years to come.

A property owner’s long-running bid to build a boardwalk over a salt marsh must be reviewed again, the Massachusetts Appeals Court said.

Winter’s arrival at 5:44 a.m. on Wednesday will be closely followed by the Ursid meteor shower.