From Sunday night into the wee hours of Monday morning, we will experience a meteor shower. Meteors, also called shooting stars, will appear sporadically through out the night. Unfortunately, a near full moon will obstruct our being able to see most of them. The Lyrid meteor shower is an annual event. The meteors appear to come from the zodiacal constellation Lyra, one of the smallest constellations in the summer and late spring sky.

It was a dream that inspired Island resident Peter Halperin to record his forthcoming album, Bring On The Storm.

A ban on the sale of single-use plastic drink bottles in Oak Bluffs has not been enforced in the almost two years that it has been in effect, causing concern among the bylaw’s backers and highlighting the uphill battle to reduce pollution across the Island. 

I come from a long line of spring haters. My sister declares, “all that growth, rebirth, and renewal — I’m not into that. Give me fall. The death season.”

Recent reports have highlighted select issues from the debate regarding the administration of tennis in Chilmark that is up for vote on April 23 at town meeting.

As former summer chairs, former directors and former executive directors of the Chilmark Community Center (CCC), we are writing to express our strong support for the Chilmark Town Affairs Council (CTAC) and its many years of oversight of the CCC.

Where will we walk / When the beach has gone / Pushed back into / some pickle balled court / or swimming pool / Undermined it slides / into the next wave break.

A long-simmering controversy about the use and management of Chilmark’s town tennis courts will come before voters at annual town meeting next week, where residents will also weigh in on upping the short-term rental tax, a variety of funding articles and a nearly $14.5 million budget. 

From the April 19, 1985 edition by Richard Reston: A few random thoughts while having breakfast this morning.