Louisa Hufstader
Many art shows on the Vineyard this week are highlighting Black artists, whose work has become increasingly collectible in recent years.
The shallow harbor in Hyannis recently caused one Steamship ferry to go out for emergency repairs and officials are pushing for new harbor dredging.
The Steamship Authority is updating its staff training program following an internal investigation of last month’s accident in Woods Hole, where the M/V Sankaty came loose from its slip.
Scrimshaw, the centuries-old art of decorating ivory and bone from sea creatures, is getting a new appreciation at the Carnegie Heritage Center in Edgartown.
Causeway Road and Lagoon Pond Road in Vineyard Haven will be closed to non-resident traffic during the three-day Beach Road Weekend festival.
The two-year period of validity for the commission’s approval was set to expire August 27 because no work had begun on the project.