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On South Beach, near the Western end of Atlantic Avenue, the dune protecting the bank and beach has been decimated. As of Wednesday morning, the beach was mostly gone near the lifeguard shack. There appears to have been overwashes in several areas of South Beach, and there was also a breach at Katama Bay after […]
Edgartown officials announced last week that the town’s management plan for Norton Point Beach has received approval from the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP). That approval allows the town to begin sticker sales for over-sand vehicles (OSV) on Norton Point. However, the beach remains closed due to nesting shorebird activity. Edgartown was granted […]
Oak Bluffs Fire Capt. John O’Donnell, 34, spends many of his nights at the town’s fire station. In addition to the general time he gives as the volunteer captain of Rescue 561 and Engine 522, O’Donnell also volunteers as a night shift EMT. Oak Bluffs Fire and EMS Chief Nelson Wirtz said O’Donnell not only […]
Chilmark’s select board learned Tuesday night that a local resident has offered to pay to replenish “renourish” sand at Squibnocket Beach through a project that would be run by the Woods Hole Group. Tara Marden, a senior project manager and coastal geologist at the Woods Hole Group, pitched the idea to the board. “I was […]
At a remembrance ceremony honoring the lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the Word Trade Center and the Pentagon, members of the Edgartown Fire Department gathered at Memorial Wharf early Sunday morning. Engine truck bells rang, as the American flag was raised and then lowered to half staff, followed by a moment […]