After a 28-year hall of fame career, plus two years of retirement, Don Herman returns to the high school gridiron, embracing fundamentals, discipline and conditioning, but no beards.

Two interesting bidding decisions arose at the American Bridge Association game August 18 at the Tisbury Council on Aging.

The new play Chilmark will be a different experience for the audience, where parts of the play are communicated only in sign language.

Driving down Middle Road, the Vineyard may seem sparsely developed. An aerial view tells a different story.

Daniel Pesch and Ellen Pesch purchased 14 Bens Way and property at North Tabor Farm in Chilmark from Benjamin S. Clark and Susanne G. Clark for $2,330,000 on August 17.

The driver of a Vineyard Transit Authority bus that struck two pedestrians on Church street in Edgartown last month will face no charges, Edgartown police said.

On one of the busiest weekends of the year, police said there were few incidents of note. “It’s the news I want to give to you,” said West Tisbury chief Matthew Mincone.

Clarence A. (Trip) Barnes 3rd, the irrepressible, story-telling Island trucker known to Islanders near and far, will receive the prestigious Creative Living Award this year.

Well, the fair is but a memory as most all of the carnival units return to the mainland Wednesday and signs of fall are beginning to appear each day.

“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.”