The Penikese School will host a series of events in the coming year year, celebrating the scientific heritage of the 75-acre island.

I joined a day trip run by the West Tisbury Congregational church to visit Penikese Island, an ancestral hunting land of the Wampanoag, 45 minutes by boat off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.

Situated just north of Cuttyhunk and Nashawena, Penikese is a state-owned island in Gosnold spanning 75 acres.

With heroin use a rising concern on the Cape and Islands, the Penikese School has announced plans to reopen as a residential treatment center.

After more than a year pursuing a state license, a small treatment center on Penikese island is preparing to open its doors. The newly-licensed Penikese, a program for adolescent boys with substance abuse and mental health issues, expects to open June 23.

After months of waiting to receive state licensing to operate on Penikese Island, a treatment center for adolescent boys with substance abuse and mental health issues will move temporarily to New Hampshire.