Menemsha Pond is officially open for scalloping — despite some spirited protestations from the town administrator at a meeting of the selectmen Tuesday.

A convivial crowd of well-wishers turned out to honor Susie Wallo with the Spirit of the Vineyard Award Tuesday evening at the P.A. Club.

Christmas has come early for Edgartown taxpayers, who will see an estimated 16 per cent decrease in their tax rate for the 2020 fiscal year.

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has closed the west end of Lagoon Pond to quahaugging due to high bacteria counts.

As part of a long-term grassroots effort, federal regulators recently passed legislation to protect dwindling Atlantic herring stocks.

The geomorphic processes of the Vineyard’s littoral belt are among the most varied on Earth. Meaning the Edgartown dredge has a lot of work to do.