At the Bridge Table: July 12

What is a “weak freak”? Sounds like someone you wouldn’t want to hang with.

Gaining a New Perspective on Annual Cottagers Tour

The popular Cottagers Annual House Tour, which had taken a sabbatical due to the pandemic, is back and enchanting as ever. This year’s event takes place on Thursday, July 18 (rain or shine) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Moon and Brilliant Stars

Tomorrow night's first quarter moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Virgo, close to the right star Spica. Spica is one of the brightest stars of late spring and early summer. Use the moon to much valued celestial object. Spica is so large compared to our sun and voluminous too. The star is really two stars, one seven times bigger than our sun and the other is four times.

Their brilliance, hard to imagine, is 12,000 times brighter than our sun. The star is 250 light years away, one of the farthest bright stars in our sky.

VTA Gets $3.8 Million for New Electric Buses

Once the new buses are purchased, 87 per cent of the VTA’s overall fleet will be electric.

Making Music With the Dock Street Fight Club

In Edgartown, there are new kids on the dock.

Stolen Signs

On the night of July 2, four yard signs, prepared by the Keep Democracy Alive (KDA) Alliance, were taken from a 150-foot frontage shared with my neighbor along North Road.

Bunny Heroes

Over the Fourth of July weekend, my daughter called me with a panic and urgency in the tone of her voice.

Legacy of Gus Ben David

It is with a heavy heart that we heard news of the death of Gus Ben David

Job Well Done

Sarah Kuh recently retired as director of the Vineyard Health Care Access Program.

Looking to Conquer Nantucket to the Vineyard Swim

On July 16, Doug McConnell will attempt once more to swim from Nantucket to Martha's Vineyard. This time he has organized a team of local swimmers to help him achieve victory, all to benefit ALS research.

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