Karla de Souza Robadel and Bruno Robadel of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Allicia de Souza Robadel, born on Feb. 28 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

We have had more snow in the first few days of March than all of January and February combined.

I am tired of dressing like a Smurf.

Last week the concrete foundation for the Chappy cell tower was poured.

We have had it all so far this week — lots of wind, snow and rain, then freezing rain and three inches of snow which was gone by noon.

It was an unexpected punch to the gut to find out yesterday that one of my oldest friends had died from cancer.

From the March 12, 1926 edition of the Gazette:

I just read in the Gazette about Conrad Neumann’s death.

While skimming through the Jan. 18 issue (which arrived Feb. 4; such is the timing), I glanced at the photographs and the headlines, large and small.

Snow geese have not been seen on the Island this winter or last fall.