A floating raft of plants and flowers bobs atop a pond, quietly removing excess nitrogen.
This is the surface of an aquatic restorer — one of John Todd’s many alternative clean water solutions he described to shellfish constables, harbor masters and others at the Tisbury senior center Thursday evening, in a talk hosted by Tisbury Waterways Inc.
A pair of quahauggers stood waist-deep in Sengekontacket Pond early Thursday morning, the late August sun glinting off the calm water as they raked hardshell clams, perhaps a basketful for their dinner. The pond has been open to summer shellfishing this year for the first time since 2007.
State Beach, 7 a.m. on a Friday morning. The beach is empty and calm as the tide laps the shoreline, slowly waking up before summer beachgoers arrive. The sun shines brightly on white sand, silhouetting the few early risers.
Music videos, movies, the Internet and the news have embedded the stereotypes of African American men as dangerous and violent in society, said the chairman and CEO of BET Networks, Debra Lee, at a forum on Friday afternoon.
State environmental officials traveled to the Vineyard on Friday morning to formally present more than $284,000 in grants to help pay for clean energy projects for the towns of Tisbury and West Tisbury through the Green Communities Act.
Mark Sylvia, the Massachusetts Commissioner of Energy Resources, and Rick Sullivan, the state Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, joined state Sen. Dan Wolf and Rep. Tim Madden in congratulating the towns for their designations. The presentation took place on the grounds of the Agricultural Fair in West Tisbury.
State officials this morning presented more than $284,000 in grants to fund clean energy projects for the towns of Tisbury and West Tisbury through the Green Communities Act.
Appearing on the Agricultural Fair’s central stage, Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Mark Sylvia said, “It is an absolutely pleasure to be here to join the Agricultural Society and the towns of Tisbury and West Tisbury to celebrate two of our newest designated green communities.”
