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'Dazzling Array': 161 Whales, Including 7 Different Species, Spotted Off Mass Coast
It’s a whale of a tale and researchers have the pictures to prove it.
A recent aerial survey conducted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center came across a jaw-dropping 161 whales in the waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and southeast of Nantucket.
The stunning display was comprised of seven different whale species, including 93 sei, 36 humpback, 21 fin, as well as minke, sperm, and North Atlantic right whales.
Researchers also spotted two Orcas, also known as killer whales, one of whom was seen chowing down on a tuna.
NOAA Fisheries’ New England/Mid-Atlantic region called it a “dazzli…
One Killed, Another Airlifted In Martha's Vineyard Crash, Police Say
A 28-year-old from out of state has died in a car crash that occurred on Martha's Vineyard, authorities said.
Micah P. Anderson, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was killed in a single-vehicle crash that occurred in Oak Bluffs around 12:49 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, Massachusetts State Police said.
His passenger, a 46-year-old man from Spencer in Worcester County, was airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston with serious injuries, according to police.
Initial investigation revealed Anderson failed to negotiate a turn, went off road, struck a guardra…
Ransomware Attack Hits Mass Steamship Authority, Delaying Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Ferries
A cyberattack on the Steamship Authority of Massachusetts threw the company’s ferry schedules for a loop as officials scrambled to combat the ransomware attack.
The company, which operates the largest ferry service to the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, was targeted by hackers on Wednesday morning, June 2, causing delays for some travelers.
“The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority was the target of a ransomware attack early Wednesday, June 2, 2021," the company posted on social media.
"The Authority continues to work internally, as well as with fed…
Teens From Greenwich Found At House Party Connected To Vandalism Spree, Police Say
This story has been updated.
About a dozen minors, most from Greenwich, were found during a house party on Martha's Vineyard police believe was connected to a vandalism spree, according to the Vineyard Gazette.
Two teen males, 18-year-old Gavin Scott III of Greenwich and a 17-year-old whose name was withheld because he is a minor, were arrested and charged with damaging or defacing property, a felony, after smashed Christmas light bulbs, beer bottles and cans were found on front lawns Friday morning, Dec. 21 near the home at 86 North Water St. in Edgartown, police said. …
Hudson Valley's Bill Murray Pours Water On Photographer At Martha's Vineyard
Yep, Rockland's own funnyman Bill Murray is at it again.
Only this time he's not playing with babies at baseball games or cracking jokes.
The famed comedian is said to have dumped a glass of water over Peter Simon, Carly Simon's brother, and a pretty famous photographer on Martha's Vineyard, according to the Boston Globe.
The whole "fight" went down Wednesday night when Murray, who resides in Orangetown, was dining at Lola’s in Oak Bluffs while Simon, 71, was there taking photos for The Martha’s Vineyard Times, the Globe said.
In a police report obtained by the Globe, Simon sai…
