In a day long-awaited by clean energy advocates, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it has approved construction and operation of Vineyard Wind 1, the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind project. It will be built about 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, and it is expected to be the first of many coming to the East Coast.

Dennis Town Meeting voters on Saturday rejected a proposal to spend $660,000 to design the initial phases of the wastewater project.

The Nantucket Historical Association has acquired a first-edition book written by Frederick Douglass, the famous American abolitionist who escaped slavery. Titled My Bondage, My Freedom, it was published in 1855, and is an autobiography of the first part of Douglass’s life. He describes his childhood growing up as a slave, as well as his escape and settlement as a free man in the North.

All members of Cape Cod’s vaccine consortium, which includes Cape Cod Healthcare, community health centers, and Barnstable County, now allow people to get the vaccine without an appointment, according to state Sen. Julian Cyr.

Oyster growers, regulators, and environmentalists are banding together to call for more money and data to support the future of the state’s shellfishery.

Joel Greenberg will plead guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and other offenses, according to court documents. His friend, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., could become ensnared in the investigation.

The National Gallery of Art and four Smithsonian museums have reopened in Washington, D.C., but not fully. Some are only open five days a week and their hours are reduced.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with musician Annie Clark about her new '70s-inspired album as St. Vincent, called Daddy's Home.