Hayley Duffy
State agency approves State Forest cutting plan
A top state authority has given approval of a plan to begin removing white pine plantations in an effort to restore native species in...
GE Vernova settles with Nantucket for $10.5 million
One year ago this past Sunday, a 351-foot turbine blade at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind site fractured, spilling debris into local waters and...
Trump bill could increase energy costs, stymies renewables
Homeowners on the Vineyard will likely face increased energy bills after President Trump’s massive new federal tax and spending bill terminated tax credits for...
Fishermen’s Trust to lease vacant Chilmark fish plant
The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust (MVFPT) will have a new home in Menemsha after the purchase and impending renovation of 10 Basin Road,...
Green crab: Redefining the catch
Eighteen-year-old Tegan Gale, wearing a Larsen’s Fish Market long-sleeve, stood at the wheel of his 15-foot Boston Whaler on a recent summer day and...
‘Jaws’ inspired generation of shark researchers
This past weekend was flooded by “Jaws” and shark fanatics driven to the Island to celebrate five decades of the film. Hype around “Jaws”...
Island vibes are strong at Taste of the Vineyard
A good indication that summer is near is a line wrapped around the Old Whaling Church, with attendees in a mixture of floral dresses...
State reduces initial phase of forest cutting plan
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has filed an official forest cutting plan to begin removing white pine plantations in the Manuel...
Aquinnah tribe documents record number of marine strandings
Island agencies saw a record number of marine mammal strandings in 2024, responding to more than 40 incidents, the highest in recent Island history.
The...
Coastal climate change experiment pulled from Vineyard waters
A novel experiment proposed to study ways to slow climate change through dumping thousands of gallons of sodium hydroxide into waters less than 10...
The way of the kei
It’s impossible to ignore 22-year-old Thomas Smith’s truck. First, it’s small. Really small, and white, and quite rectangular. While driving on Beach Road, Smith’s...
Advocates warn of ‘brutal’ impacts of immigration bill
Island immigrants and advocates are reacting with worry after a bill that targets undocumented individuals passed the U.S. House of Representatives last Tuesday, warning...
Rising criticism of State Forest cutting plan
When David Vanderhoop, elder of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), heard about a plan to clear out acres of trees in the...
Homeless shelter struggling to find permanent location
Harbor Homes, the nonprofit that runs the Island’s only homeless shelter, is again renewing a search for a permanent facility, after a denial from...
Documents add some clarity to homeless camp clearing
State officials are facing tough questions over their handling of clearing a homeless encampment in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest earlier this summer,...
Coastal climate change experiment postponed
A novel climate change mitigation experiment that raised concerns among some regional environmental entities and local fishery groups has been postponed, potentially to next...
Impacted by clearing, public defender sees increase in charges against homeless
A court-appointed defense attorney for Dukes County said she’s seen an increase in additional charges pressed against individuals experiencing homelessness on the Island following...
Musicians frustrated with Dock Dance resolution
The fate of Dock Dance, Edgartown’s weekly free outdoor concert at Memorial Wharf, has been up in the air for the past few weeks,...
County officials push for better forest management
The recent treatment of the homeless in the State Forest has reignited another county official complaint about the state Department of Conservation and Recreation’s...
Island effort to help those displaced from State Forest
Less than a week after Island officials learned that the state Department of Conservation and Recreation cleared homeless encampments in the State Forest, a...