Riis Williams
In 1979, after Joyce Stiles-Tucker graduated from college with a degree in sociology and a social work license, she returned to Vineyard Haven, where she was born, headed to Main street and began passing out copies of her resume.
Chilmark residents and town officials convened this week to discuss how best to manage Menemsha’s growing summer tourism.
Roughly $155,000 in grant money will be dedicated to surveying a salt marsh around Poucha Pond and the bay side of Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge on Chappaquiddick.
The project will target stormwater runoff on Hudson avenue in Oak Bluffs that currently flows into and pollutes Lagoon Pond.
After seven years on the decline, the global population of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale may be starting to level off, providing a glimpse of hope for the species’ survival.
The 31st annual Octoberfish tournament is underway for anglers looking for more saltwater competition following the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby finale.