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Dorothy West (June 2, 1907 - August 16, 1998) who wrote this column from 1967 to 1993 was born in the year Oak Bluffs seceded from Edgartown.
Well, spring has sprung but with a light dusting of snow over the weekend just to remind us that winter is really not over yet. Most of the snow has...
Basil Welch photographed nearly everything there was to see on the Island: boats, buildings, people, animal tracks, trees.
Chilmark continues to thaw although the temperatures are a challenge to the sunshine that is trying to do its job. We still have a wintery aspect,...
For those who can’t fathom a winter on Chappy, especially this winter, I say “you get used to it.” If this were a day in late September, temps...
After a brief period of uncertainty, Flatbread will again open for the upcoming season, though the restaurant is still on the market.
As I write this it is supposed to be in the 50s but we all know living in Edgartown, cold water and warm air creates fog, but the positive side of...
I was going to play some April Fool’s jokes on you in advance but, alas, I have been bested by the internet and Mother Nature.
The spring flowers are hard to find, but many birds are back. We should be so lucky as to see the grass, never mind what color it is.
It seems that the drudgery of winter has been a common lament throughout history, and one that continues today.
The weather, just like my family members, will not respond to criticism. Because I am able to dig in my hoop house, I keep trying to do some work.
My guess is that most of us are ready for something warmer, although if we can’t have that, at least the spring migrants are starting to show up.