About three quarters of the way through his swim from Nantucket to the Vineyard, Doug McConnell had to pull out. While battling unexpected high waves he injured his shoulder.

At 7:59 this morning, Doug McConnell set off from Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard, looking to complete the long distance swim he just barely failed to finish in 2019. The swim is a fundraiser for ALS research.

Shed host Eric Adams shapes each discussion through the lens of his profession, working with couples and people suffering from addiction issues. He likens racism to a social illness.

Since Doug McConnell began doing long swims in 2011 he has only failed to complete two — a 17-hour swim between two Hawaiian islands, and a swim from Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard attempted in August 2019. He hopes to turn defeat into victory this month.

If the Fourth of July arrives and there are no Edgartown fireworks or parade will it really count? Of course it will.

The undefeated boys tennis team takes on undefeated Dover Sherborn in the finals today of the division three south sectional tournament. Match begins at 1:30 p.m. at the regional high school courts.