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Martha’s Vineyard Homeowner Cited for Illegal Dredging
Vineyard Gazette Online: In what conservation commission leaders are calling the worst violation they have seen in decades, a West Chop homeowner has been cited for dredging a pond and filling a wetland without permission. The property is owned...
Martha’s Vineyard’s Lagoon Pond Deemed Sick
Martha’s Vineyard Times: A draft scientific study released this week calculates that Oak Bluffs and Tisbury would have to reduce the amount of nitrogen from septic systems reaching Lagoon Pond by 34.6 percent and prevent any nitrogen sources from...
Lecture Series Focuses on Yachting Authors
Beginning on March 8, the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) of Newport, Rhode Island, will host a series of evening lectures focusing on books on great yachts and great adventures. During the 4-part “Readers’ Series” lecture-goers will be drawn...
Vermont, Coast Guard Sign Boating Safety Agreement
Vermont State Police, Marine Division, and the First Coast Guard District have signed a memorandum of agreement that will set the framework and procedures for the relationship between the Coast Guard and Vermont. Keith W. Flynn, Vermont’s Commissioner of...
Newport’s Armchair Sailor Bookstore to Close
SoundingsTradeOnly.com: After 32 years of serving the book and charting needs of the boating community in Newport, Rhode Island, and around the world, Armchair Sailor Bookstore announced it will be closing its doors at the end of April. To...
BoatingLocal is Going Places
If you’ve been a regular visitor to BoatingLocal, you may have noticed that we profile a new boating destination every Monday. Each destination is broken into 3 sections: An Introduction page that provides a brief overview and photos of...
SailMaine Program Registration Opens
Portland-based SailMaine is accepting applications for its popular summer sailing programs for kids and adults. Whether you’re looking to make sure your kids have something fun to look forward to this summer, or you want to get out on...
Maine Rockweed Harvesting Rights Debated
Working Waterfont: Is cutting intertidal seaweed (rockweed) from Maine shores legal and harmless? Why do arguments about rockweed harvesting persist? The inconvenient truth about rockweed harvesting is that by law, the intertidal area from the high to low water...
Rye, NH, Restaurant Now House Lots
Seacoast Online: A pair of 2-story staircases, built atop newly vacant Rye lots, lead nowhere but up. Built on the shore of Rye Harbor—with views of bobbing fishing boats, the Isles of Shoals and wildlife-filled marshland—the stairways are marketing...
Capt. Paul Cuffe Honored in New Bedford, MA
SouthCoastToday: The legacy of Capt. Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) can be seen in a Westport monument or in each child who attends Providence’s Paul Cuffee School. He’s the namesake for a research fellowship through Mystic Seaport, and students at Chicago’s...
