My name is Molly Glasgow. I own and run The Grey Barn in Chilmark. I lost my composure last night at the Chilmark selectboard meeting.

July 6, 2023 was marked as the hottest day recorded in the Earth’s history. Unfortunately, as we approach this unhappy anniversary, there is little to celebrate.

The Taste of Juneteenth, hosted by the NAACP, was a fitting conclusion to the week-long Juneteenth events and a culinary delight.

I have noticed, when facing various situations that have multiple possible outcomes I tend to ruminate on the negative possibilities.

It was one of those days that had me wishing the pain others carry didn’t touch me so deeply. Driving along a beach road, the scent of rosa rugosa infusing the breezes, the pain in our world began to ebb.

Samuel Osborn Jr. of Edgartown writes that “S. S. Daggett, jailer, born Aug. 20, 1799, related to me that the first celebration of the Fourth of July was observed in Edgartown, July 4, 1777.

A few years ago, I was chatting with my mother, who is now 97, at her house on Menemsha Pond in Chilmark. At that point, the egrets on the Pond and her dog Lizzie were her principal interests.

The Edgartown Fourth of July parade may look a lot different than when it started out in 1844, but 180 years later the sentiment remains the same.

The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.

Noa Meyer and Edward Minoff purchased 0 Old Field Road in Aquinnah from Kathryn R. Ham Trust, Cold Fusion Realty Trust, Susan E. Jenson Trust and Mandrake Realty Trust for $1,800,000 on June 25.