The water is swirling in the narrow channel connecting Cape Pogue Pond to the Edgartown outer harbor. Minutes before the tide hit bottom, the pond was as low as gets, and now the waters of the ocean are running back in.

Shore Fishing Heats Up as Weather Cools

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Island Fall Fishing Classic Begins with Thirteen-Pound Striped Bass

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Vying to be the first to weigh in a fish in the 61st annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, a sleepy Jim Cornwell arrived at the downtown Edgartown weigh station at 4 a.m. Sunday. Armed with a striped bass caught on East Beach on Chappaquiddick, Mr. Cornwell - a 69-year-old retired chemist from Edgartown - proceeded to wait for the opening at 8 o'clock.

Island Melts Beneath Heat Wave as Temperatures Push Near 100

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Temperatures on the Vineyard climbed into the mid-nineties this week, as the Island joined the rest of the Northeast in staggering under an oppressive three-day heat wave that was forecast to break last night. A high temperature of 96 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded Wednesday at the National Weather Service Cooperative Station in Edgartown.

State Assumes Lead Role in Moving Stranded Boat off Norton Point Beach

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Favorable tides may help in the removal of a 71-foot abandoned sea scalloper that has been stranded on Norton Point Beach for nearly two weeks, raising concerns about the environmental effects both on the beach and on the coastal birds nesting nearby.

The New Bedford vessel Midnight Rider could be removed as early as Thursday, with officials looking at astronomical high tides this week to help with its removal.