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The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is recommending a number of options for the up-Island towns to address nitrogen pollution in local waterways, including the installation of so-called innovative/alternative septic systems. Commission staff on Wednesday presented wastewater planning focused on Chilmark, in anticipation of pressure from the state government to implement remediation. The presentation came Wednesday at […]

The new exhibition of work by Gretchen Feldman (1934–2008) is a sensory delight. “A Joyful Journey” is on view through Sept. 10 at the Feldman Family Artspace, a venue managed by Featherstone Center for the Arts at the M.V. Film Center. It is indeed a joyful ode and, in particular, to the Island Feldman so […]

At Tuesday’s Aquinnah Select Board meeting, town harbormaster and shellfish warden Chip Vanderhoop encouraged the hunting of Canada geese at Menemsha Pond to ease shellfishing closures.  Most of the pond’s shellfishing has been closed this summer due to coliform bacteria levels, contributed to by the resident goose population in the pond’s northwestern corner and parts […]

During his second term, former President Barack Obama leased this Massachusetts property, Chilmark House, which boasts wide Atlantic Ocean views.

Last month, the Chilmark board of health issued its first red advisory of the summer, warning of harmful cyanobacteria in areas of Chilmark Pond, and urging people to avoid swimming or shellfishing in the vicinity of the blooms.   On Wednesday, the Chilmark board of health announced that most recent samples collected from Chilmark Pond indicated […]