When our mother found 108 Center street in 1980 it reminded her of where she grew up, a quintessential New England village in rural Rhode Island.

When I was a child we would occasionally take up-Island excursions to Menemsha or Gay Head. En route, there would often be a stopover at Indian Hill.

I sit outside
quietly, the autumn tree
stands next to me.

High stone walls, some lengths standing taller than a very tall man’s shoulder, enclose the ancient meadow.

Trick or treat! Halloween is next Thursday, and on Martha’s Vineyard events large and small are planned around the Island for kids and adults alike.

Oak Bluffs voters will be asked to take action on some $1 million in spending requests at a special town meeting Tuesday, including one to correct a loss from a cyber scam this past August.

Julian Cyr is in a three-way race with Barnstable Republican Christopher Lauzon and Joe Van Nes, an unenrolled dark horse candidate from West Tisbury.

It is the end of October and the flip flops are still out and on. Yes, it is chilly in the morning and the temperature plummets at 3 p.m. like clockwork, but the in-between hours have been just beautiful.

When the big yellow school bus pulled up to Menemsha Beach the other day and a rather large group of young teens disembarked, the situation was clear. We’d been invaded by the British.

This Friday night come to the Chappy Community Center and listen to John O’Toole and friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. $10 donation at the door.