After the series of heavy coastal storms that caused erosion Island-wide, it isn’t just Edgartown undergoing remediation efforts. Chilmark officials are planning to combat effects at Menemsha Beach, as well as at Squibnocket. The state Department of Environmental Protection has permitted the town to dredge sand from Menemsha Basin, and add that sand to the […]
Ever since Sept. 1, 2021, retired forensic pathologist Ed (“Teddy”) Sussman has leaped from the transient dock in Menemsha into Menemsha Basin, swum out and around the frosted pilings, then hopped back into his heated car. For the 77-year-old Islander, diving into the frigid waters is “just something to do a way to pass […]