Every spring in upstate N.Y. the Syracuse Orangemen appear on almost every TV in almost every bar, gymnasium and department store for the March Madness college basketball tourney.

The next Chappy Community Center potluck is on Wednesday March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. Bring your favorite dish to serve eight.

On the day the pinkletinks began to sing, Beth Flanders Campbell finished her life on Earth.

I really think that we have had enough rain and wind for one month. I know we need it, and we will be needing it soon as the weather warms up, but do we have to have it all at once?

Jack Lucas (Luke) Carlson and Kristen Anne Grabarz were married Sept. 15, 2023 at the groom’s family home on Peaked Hill in Chilmark in a romantic ceremony during swirling winds ahead of Hurricane Lee.

The bride is the daughter of Wendy Grabarz and Robert Grabarz of Shelton, Conn. The groom is the son of Catha Whidden Day-Carlson and David K. Carlson of Chilmark and New York City.

Leide Daiane de Oliveira and Anthony Cardoza, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a daughter, Havana Rose de Oliveira Cardoza, born on March 7.

Kaleigh and Wyatt Hamilton, of West Tisbury, announce the birth of a son, Wiley Michael Hamilton, born on March 7.

A celebration of life for Christopher Aring-Sharkovitz will be held Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury.

Our pet of the week is Pepper, is a nine-month-old, female Plott hound.

Islanders who love musical theatre have come to rely on the Wicked Good Musical Revue to brighten their late-winter weekends with songs from the stage and screen.