Sports
On an open sea deck, with the rolling waves of Georges Bank a mere eight feet away, Jon Brodziak cuts, and with tweezers takes a bone from each of
The old wooden sailboat up on blocks inside the shed at the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society in Edgartown doesn't look like much.
The white lapstrake boat, less than 20 feet in length, has not been in the water since it was brought to the society in December 1936 from Menemsha Creek. The paint has come off in many places. There is little chance she will ever float again.
The question of how cod stocks fell so low in the waters off New England is almost as perplexing as the question of how to bring about recovery.
The favorite reason - too much fishing pressure - is followed by other explanations, including changes in ocean temperature and degradation of the environment. Perhaps it is a combination of these things.
Pinpointing the cause or causes of plummeting cod stocks is key to their rejuvenation.
If you need to talk to Steve Morris this weekend, you probably won't find him working behind the counter at his store, Dick's Bait and Tackle, in Oak Bluffs.
If you are looking to chew the fat with Patrick Jenkinson at Up-Island Automotive in West Tisbury, you are also probably going to be out of luck.
And if your water heater breaks and you need Steve Amaral to fix it, you better call another plumber.
The T-shirts spilling out of the brown paper bag onto A.V. and Dora Morrow's floor may be nicely creased and look brand new, but don't be fooled: 27 years and 83.7 miles worth of Middle Road in Chilmark are locked inside those cotton fibers.
East winds, fog and shifting breezes challenged the best sailors in last week's 82nd Edgartown Yacht Club Regatta. More than 200 sailboats competed in the one-design sailboat race that ran from Thursday through Saturday.