I could not tell which was worse on Sunday: me getting on a new sleeping schedule and dinner routine, or the dog and cat looking at me at their regular feeding time and thinking I am never going to feed them again.

We got through spooky season very well.

The next Chappaquiddick Community Center potluck supper is on Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.

I've felt a bit like a small child buckled into the back seat of the family car on a road trip, asking every five minutes, "Are we there yet?"

A visit to Ingrid Goff-Maidoff’s West Tisbury shop, Tending Joy, will raise your spirits this holiday season.

An Interview with Abigail Chandler

Claudia and John Bradford offer Christmas cheer and Vineyard spirit at their dockside Oak Bluffs shop.

Gordana Mladovic and Nikola Stalovic, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Tara Stalovic, born on Nov. 8 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

We have two adoptions to report this week. The young tabby and white girl, Sparkle, is moving on to her new home, and bunny brothers Peter and Teddy have an adoption pending. Best wishes to everyone.

The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.