Have you seen any otters galumphing around town? Twice this summer our town clerk Tara Whiting-Wells reported seeing otter families afoot, probably moving from one pond to another.
Chicago was the host of the Democratic National Convention last week and brought forth many historical markers worth underscoring. In 1968 Mayor Richard Daley quelled protesters with harsh police action. This year Mayor Brandon Johnson made space for protesters and with minimum disruption allowed peaceful symbols of discontent.
I must mention how fortunate we are to have Heather Maciel as our town Animal Control Officer. I had some issues to address about my two delightful dogs.
The first Chappy Community Center potluck of the off-season will be on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.
For longer than a century, Americans have set aside the first Monday in September as a day to celebrate Labor Day.
Tisbury’s select board last week authorized up to $9,999 for a study of the town’s four-acre property at 66 High Point Lane, to determine its potential suitability for future town offices.
The Steamship Authority’s second largest vehicle ferry will be sidelined until at least Friday due to damage on the vessel's portside propeller blades.
Suite Six, a company managed by MV Propane owner John Rymes, is suing the airport commission and other entities, saying poor care of the airport’s asphalt resulted in a plane sustaining nearly $1.5 million in damages after falling into a sinkhole.
The Edgartown select board voted unanimously Monday to start Dock Dance an hour earlier after hearing concerns from Chappy ferry co-owner Peter Wells and the Edgartown police about underage drinking.
Here’s a challenging bidding term you may not have heard before.