State conservation officials have made plans to cut down a stand of pest-ridden pine trees in the northwestern section of the Manuel F. Correllus state forest, after finding an infestation of the southern pine beetle earlier this summer.

The Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association is holding its annual used tackle sale Saturday, Sept. 2, giving Islanders an opportunity to stock up on supplies before the upcoming Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.

At 100 years old, Bob Penney likes to spend his days relaxing , listening to audiobooks at the East Chop home he bought in 1952.

A Michigan State University researcher is working to uncover the history of the old tabernacle and religious community that made a home in 19th century East Chop, then known as the Highlands.

Duncan Caldwell, an Aquinnah summer resident and a researcher, gave a talk at the Chilmark Library last week, connecting the work of René Magritte to the artistry of a much earlier era.

Isabel Lockett Casserley and Walker Schieffelin Evans were married on July 8 in Greenwich, Conn.