The commission struggled with Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard’s proposal to build a boat repair workshop and 5,000-square foot outdoor boat storage pad on Holmes Hole Road, saying the project was an economic benefit for the community but also raised environmental concerns.

I’m a hopeless watcher of news. The catastrophic flooding after Hurricane Helene has received my undivided attention.

With the intensity of summer behind us, fall is a time when most Islanders take a breath and enjoy a slower paced lifestyle.

He definitely had legs to stand on — eight red ones to be exact.

October wins my vote for Favorite Month. Neither hot nor cold. Neither frantically busy nor dead quiet.

Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. wrote a column in his newspaper The People’s Voice, sharing his sense of personal freedom on the Vineyard.

My favorite saints day celebration is Oct. 4, St. Francis day. What a guy!

September closed its doors with celebration. Not only did the late day sun glisten on the water, but the warm breeze brought in a night filled with a sky full of stars.

We are getting that nice fall weather. We had a couple of days of humidity, but there was a breeze to go with it.

Mark your calendar for the next Chappy Community Center potluck on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6 to 8 p.m.