Funding for improvements to the Gay Head Cliffs lookout and other topics are slated to come before Aquinnah voters at a special town meeting tonight. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the old town hall.

A recent advancement in the analysis of eDNA has allowed scientists to detect the presence of marine life with just a drop of water.

A group of 17 North Atlantic right whales was spotted by an aerial survey team 21 miles south of Nantucket early this week, prompting a renewed call for voluntary speed restrictions among mariners and also renewed concern for the future of the critically endangered mammals.

Ready to stuff stockings instead of turkeys, Edgartown has begun to prepare for the annual Christmas in Edgartown weekend. Events take place from Dec. 6 to Dec. 9.

Mandolins, masks, mashups and mashed potatoes greeted a horde of hungry listeners at the Chilmark potluck jam on Saturday night.