The silver and gold still sparkles in the afternoon sun like it did that summer in 1966, when the young college student from Boston with long blond hair stepped off the ferry, walked into Vineyard Haven and began selling her handmade jewelry on the Island for the first time.

Supreme Judicial Court Soundly Upholds Town Sewage Plant Practices

By IAN FEIN

In a resounding victory for the town of Edgartown, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled yesterday that the Edgartown wastewater treatment plant is part of the solution - and not the problem - to water quality pollution in Edgartown Great Pond.

Supreme Judicial Court Soundly Upholds Town Sewage Plant Practices

By IAN FEIN

In a resounding victory for the town of Edgartown, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled yesterday that the Edgartown wastewater treatment plant is part of the solution - and not the problem - to water quality pollution in Edgartown Great Pond.

Bringing Back Norton Point

Trustees of Reservations Assume Management of Barrier Beach; Shorebird Protection Increases but Fishing Access Preserved

By IAN FEIN

Stretching from Metcalf's Hole to Mattakesett Creek, bordered by the calm surface of Katama Bay and the rough waves of the Atlantic Ocean, Norton Point Beach is a spectacular place - offering popular spots for shellfishermen and surfcasters, prime habitat for rare shorebirds, and a vital access route for people going to and from Chappaquiddick.

Michael Dutton resigned abruptly from the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen on Monday, and is now expected to apply for the town administrator position, soon to be vacated by Casey Sharpe. Mr. Dutton has served on the board since 1999.

Selectman and board chairman Duncan Ross read Mr. Dutton's letter of resignation at Tuesday's regular selectmen meeting, marking the second consecutive meeting to begin with an announcement of resignation.

Every year before the students' traditional march to the sea, Tisbury School teacher John Custer gives a lesson on Memorial Day - the holiday many people confuse with Veterans Day and associate with cookouts and sale shopping, long forgetting their own elementary school lessons on the subject.