HYANNIS TO MAINE - The lobstercopalypse is officially upon us. "A couple crustaceans with bizarrely deformed claws have come out of the Massachusetts waters in the past week. Undoubtedly the stranger of the two is "Lola," a lobster with a hand-like claw that's making national headlines." Girlfriend was caught off Hyannis, but is now a full-time resident of the Maine State Aquarium in Boothbay Harbor. [Boston Magazine]
SOUTH YARMOUTH - Calling all chowderheads: The Skipper Restaurant & Chowder House "may be the only place in the universe where folks can belly up to fried clam chowder." [Cape Cod Times]
MARTHA'S VINEYARD - Here now, a roundup of all things sweet from Vineyard restaurants: Atlantic's Drunken Beignets, the Offshore dessert mug, Chesca's Snowball, and more. [Martha's Vineyard Times]