I’ve always believed in the written word. Putting your thoughts down on paper helps you clearly understand what and how you want to share something.

Almost two months of winter are yet to come, but signs of spring are becoming more plentiful.

Cold shoulders, cold turkey, cold feet, cold sweat and cold everything has been the norm this winter.

We finally got a heat wave with temperatures just barely above freezing. I cannot remember the ground even freezing last winter.

Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation and The Nature Conservancy received the grants for conservation projects in Edgartown and West Tisbury from the state Department of Fish and Game. 

The Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club will begin its winter fly-tying get-togethers on Tuesday Feb. 4.

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School swim teams have found success this season, with the boys’ team undefeated in league meets and some swimmers already qualifying for the state championships.

A federal funding freeze from the Trump administration that caused widespread concern for Vineyarders this week was rescinded as abruptly as it was put forth. 

The girls hockey team has been racking up wins lately as the high school winter sports season inches closer to the playoffs.

Kimberly Andrade, who started working for the town in December 2021, was on paid administrative leave for 10 months before she was terminated by the select board on Jan. 23 in a meeting that lasted under two minutes.