The seaward side of East Chop Drive will remain closed until further notice, as the bluff beneath continues to experience erosion. Selectmen voted this week to restrict traffic on the scenic drive, making this the first time the road has been limited to one lane during the summer.

Take time to smell the roses.

It is perhaps the best display I have seen in a long time. Beach Road is ablaze in blooms of rosa rugosa. Pink, red and white flowers cover the dunes and are putting on quite a fantastic show.

So, that handsome orange and black bird that sings a musical song from high in a tree is indeed a Baltimore oriole.

Notifying speeding sailors that regulations are in place to protect North Atlantic right whales has been effective in protecting the endangered whales from ship collisions, a new study by NOAA has found.

The 22nd annual cross-Island hike, hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission, brought in record numbers, with over 100 walkers starting at Lambert’s Cove at 8 a.m.

Tides will run higher and lower than normal in the coming week as the moon gets both closer to the earth and enters the full moon phase.