A wind farm off Cuttyhunk — one of only two places in the commonwealth designated for commercial wind development — is in the earliest stages of planning, although at this stage the details are being kept carefully under wraps.
By PETER BRANNEN
This Saturday only a half-mile from Blue Heron Farm at the Grange Hall, comedian Scott Blakeman will be doling out policy advice for the President.
One evening when author Paul Greenberg was 10 years old his father dropped him off at Menemsha. That night he would pull six glistening iridescent squeteague from the waters around the jetty.
“I thought I was going to be rich beyond my wildest dreams,” Mr. Greenberg said in an interview at the same spot on Wednesday.
Everett Poole of Poole’s Fish Market sat Mr. Greenberg down and told him he would take the fish off his hands for 65 cents a pound. It was the first fish he ever sold.
Three sets of keys, one driver’s license, two credit cards and two wallets — one with over $500 in cash.
Discussion continued on Tuesday in front of the Oak Bluffs selectmen about the proposed 317-foot fishing pier off the North Bluff. The project is strongly backed by recreational fishermen and opposed by neighborhood residents worried about increased traffic and noise in the area.
Under review by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission as a development of regional impact (DRI), the project will have a public hearing in early October. At their meeting Tuesday night selectmen heard public comment at the request of abutter Belleruth Naparstek.
By PETER BRANNEN
The life of the plucky tern is one beset on all sides by danger. They face a staggering array of threats from above and below as they eke out an existence hurling their angular, streamlined bodies toward the sea in search of sand eels and lance. For The Trustees of Reservations, protecting the diminutive shorebirds is a constant effort, one that begins in the spring before the terns arrive and ends long after the last bird has left.
