The Chilmark Community Church and the overarching United Methodist Church organization it has been part of for years are scheduled to meet with a mediator in December to discuss the dispute over the church grounds on Menemsha Crossroad.

The Oak Bluffs planning board is weighing its recommendation on a recently filed citizen petition that would allow marijuana stores downtown. 

Tomorrow night's full moon, the Pumpkin Moon, appears within a few degrees of the brilliant planet Jupiter. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Aries, one of the smallest constellations in the zodiac.

Early in the evening the two are only 3 1/2 degrees apart. It is possible you might miss seeing Jupiter, as it is so close.

Astronomers report that if you are up late at night, the two celestial objects will get even closer. Their closest approach will be at 2:13 a.m., Sunday morning. Their predicted closeness will be 2 1/2 degrees.

On Sunday, Nov. 12, the Martha's Vineyard Film Society will screen Mending the Line in honor of Veterans Day and as a fundraiser for new affordable housing for Island veterans.

Vineyard sports teams travel to Nantucket this weekend for the Island Cup and the new "Battle in the Atlantic" tradition.

The saddest part about Harbor Homes’ short-lived bid to create a permanent homeless shelter in Oak Bluffs is that it never got a chance.

Mark Rasmussen of West Tisbury had two good kidneys, and wanted to give one away. Brad Hill of Edgartown was facing death without a kidney transplant. Near-strangers a year ago, the two men are now recovering from surgery, with one of Mr. Rasmussen’s healthy kidneys on the job for each of them.

The planned purchase of Pimpneymouse Farm on Chappaquiddick by the land bank and Sheriff's Meadow Foundation marks a milestone in the long history of land conservation on Martha's Vineyard that is both significant and symbolic.

When I still called the Island my home, I did a simple calculation to confirm my suspicions.

When I saw a Seattle billboard that proclaimed, Bruce the Musical, I thought I was the only resident who would understand the reference.