The 80th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby passed its halfway point and as of Thursday morning the total amount of shore fish is just over 230, with only 31 albacore weighed in. By boat over 820 fish have crossed the scales so far.

Sport fishing has long been a male-dominated activity, but on the Vineyard the participation of skilled female anglers has continued to grow and form tight bonds over the decades.

Deer hunting season on Martha’s Vineyard will be extended an extra month this year as state officials hope to cull the expanding deer herd that is fueling the rise of tick-borne illnesses on the Island. 

Aquinnah tribal council chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais said that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listened to concerns on tick-borne illnesses, avian flu and tularemia.

Protestors gathered at Martha's Vineyard Airport and in Aquinnah as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the Island Tuesday for a meeting with a federal tribal advisory committee.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, will be visiting the Island Tuesday to meet with a federal tribal advisory committee.