Edgartown News

Flyfishing but no shellfishing this summer. The Oak Bluffs conservation commission this week received a waiver from the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act that is expected to fast-track plans to dredge Sengekontacket Pond.

For the first time in its nearly 40-year history on the Island, the Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society will open its summer concert series by offering free admission to the first two shows.

The day trippers land at Vineyard Haven but visitors say the real charms of Martha's Vineyard - an island of 87.48 square miles off the north-east coast of the US - lie in places such as Edgartown, where Paul McCartney keeps a home, with its elegant whaling captains' houses and craggy inns.

Things looked brighter on the Vineyard over the Fourth of July weekend, as the sun reemerged after a month of hiding and a healthy crowd of visitors arrived for the holiday.

In April, Atlantic/Monthly published " The Big One: An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish ." The story focuses on the 62nd annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby and in the process describes the fishermen, culture, and history of this singular Island event.

Ask Nobel prize winning economist Robert Solow why those of us who toil away diligently in the real economy should be required to come up with vast amounts of money to pay the gambling debts of Wall Street, and he begins his answer with what he calls the standard analogy.

Tomorrow afternoon the streets of Edgartown will close, but the town will be far from quiet.

The obelisk weighs in at several tons. Patriotism, Vineyard history and the meaning of the Fourth of July holiday remain vibrant at Memorial Park in Edgartown.

Walk through The Granary Gallery courtyard on any sunny day and find antique wrought iron tables and chairs, flowers growing everywhere, and art lining the rustic wooden outdoor walls.

They came in all ages, sizes, and types, to dance and socialize at Marla's Dance Caf, in The Island Bar & Grill on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs.

A flood of foreign workers, a sagging economy and terrible weather have combined to create a turnabout in the Vineyard summer job market: too many workers and not enough work.

Circuit Avenue will miss its feathered friend. A wandering domesticated goose that has been a frequent visitor on Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs lately has been rescued and placed in a new home - at least for the time being - with Island naturalist Augustus Ben David 2nd at his World of Reptiles and Bird Park in Edgartown.

A classic northeaster early this week on top of an unusually wet and gray June left Islanders wondering if they would ever see the sun again.

With rising concern over the health of Sengekontacket Pond, an application to build near the shore of the pond may fail where others, grander in scale and more intrusive in scope, have succeeded.

It's the meal that pleases everyone. Eat light or heavy, early or late - brunch is catered to each individual's preference, no matter how large your party is.

Writer and Director Elizabeth Villard. Widow's walks attest to them, historians tend to overlook them, and now at last, they have been given a chance to speak for themselves.

White Goose on the Loose: The plucky pedestrian's confident waddle has charmed the people of Oak Bluffs.

Anybody listening to music anywhere on Martha's Vineyard but at the Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs on Friday night was listening in the wrong place.

Legislation to create a long talked about Massachusetts recreational saltwater fishing license is expected to be filed soon.

Murdick's Fudge has locations in three down island towns. On steamy summer afternoons, the aroma of chocolate fudge, peanut butter fudge or maybe caramel-smothered cashew brittle mingles in the seaside air in downtown Edgartown.