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April is here and it's time to do those outdoor adventures! Outdoors is a lovely place to be when the weather is ideal. Fresh air, sun, and a place to

April is here and it's time to do those outdoor adventures! Outdoors is a lovely place to be when the weather is ideal. Fresh air, sun, and a place to

Tisbury is supporting an effort to diminish the impact of the invasive Southern pine beetles on woodlands within its borders, possibly employing a tool that hasn’t been used within Massachusetts yet.  On Wednesday, Jan. 10, the Tisbury Select Board unanimously approved supporting an application with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to permit a […]

Here are some of the top news stories in 2023 on Martha’s Vineyard, by the numbers: First: On March 28, the Oak Bluffs select board appointed Emily deBettencourt to the position of town harbormaster, making her the first woman harbormaster on Martha’s Vineyard. 2 – 1: On September 5, a land court judge ruled in […]

The English settled Martha’s Vineyard from the outside in; early colonial settlements clustered around natural harbors and mill-powering streams, mostly near the periphery of the Island. The dry interior — that scrubby triangle formed by the highways connecting Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury, and Edgartown — remained virtually uninhabited for centuries. Modern inland developments like those […]

Bow hunting season begins today, October 2, marking the start of deer hunting season on the Island.  The public is advised to wear orange when walking in conservation areas where hunting is permitted. This year, deer hunting season runs Oct. 2 – Dec. 30. Bow and arrow archery is permitted between Oct. 2 until Nov. […]

Discussions on Howes House renovations will be halted until a conundrum surrounding the Up-Island Council on Aging membership is settled.  Two West Tisbury representatives of the Up-Island Council on Aging, Nancy Cabot and Skipper Manter, who also chairs the West Tisbury Select Board, were found to be in violation of a bylaw stating members can […]

West Tisbury is questioning the state’s plan to deal with the invasive Southern pine beetle, raising concerns about the possibility of heightened fire risk.  Select board raised the concerns during a meeting last week. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation plans to cut trees down in the West Tisbury portion of Manuel F. Correllus […]

Outdoors is a lovely place to be when the weather is ideal. Fresh air, sun, and a place to collect your thoughts. Massachusetts has many state forests, all

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announced plans to suppress an outbreak of invasive Southern pine beetles in the West Tisbury portion of Manuel F. Correllus State Forest.  According to a release from DCR issued August 30, foresters first identified an active infestation of Southern pine beetles, scientific name Dendroctonus frontalis, during an […]