Sometimes it seems that all roads lead back to New Jersey.

Have you noticed an influx of yellowjackets at hummingbird feeders and where jelly is put out?

That thunderstorm at 4 a.m. the other day was wild.

Historically Black colleges and universities, popularly known as HBCU institutions, were mostly established after the Civil War to educate newly-freed African-American citizens.

I am looking at the radar and the night is full of rain.

I have a new neighbor and his name is Roger.

Good news! Edgartown Seafood will now deliver to Chappy Point.

Tonya Thomas and Matthew Sanfilippo, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a daughter, Marley Holmes Sanfilippo, born on July 14.

Carolina P. Dos Santos and Guilherme B. P. Mota, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a son, Arthur Guilherme B. P. Mota, born on July 14.

Three planets hover close together with a bright star in our western sky this weekend. Venus, the brightest, appears in the middle between red Mars on the viewer's left and Mercury on the extreme right. The fairly bright star Regulus appears right above Venus. As close as they appear to each other, their distance from us is extreme.

Venus is the closest at only 33 million miles away. No celestial object other than the moon gets close.

Mercury is 108 million miles away and Mars is a distant 213 million miles away.