I want to discuss Sammy with you. Sammy is a delightful orange and white eight-year-old cat, formerly the devoted companion of Island artist Jacqueline Baer.

From the March 14, 1952 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: This is a proper time of year to trot out last summer’s preserved blueberries for a pie or muffins or something.

Since 1972, my family has owned a house on the Vineyard and the beaches of Chappy became my home. A home was never about the physical structure but about the place we love, doing what we love and being with the people we love.

After participating in the latest Edgartown Conservation Commission meeting and hearing one of the private landowners state that they would file an appeal if the conservation commission approved the Trustee’s applications, I was completely disheartened. I knew that the appeal process could last up to two years before reaching a resolution.

The next Chappy Community Center potluck is on Wednesday March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. Bring your favorite dish to serve eight.

On the day the pinkletinks began to sing, Beth Flanders Campbell finished her life on Earth.

I really think that we have had enough rain and wind for one month. I know we need it, and we will be needing it soon as the weather warms up, but do we have to have it all at once?

Jack Lucas (Luke) Carlson and Kristen Anne Grabarz were married Sept. 15, 2023 at the groom’s family home on Peaked Hill in Chilmark in a romantic ceremony during swirling winds ahead of Hurricane Lee.

The bride is the daughter of Wendy Grabarz and Robert Grabarz of Shelton, Conn. The groom is the son of Catha Whidden Day-Carlson and David K. Carlson of Chilmark and New York City.

A celebration of life for Christopher Aring-Sharkovitz will be held Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury.

Kaleigh and Wyatt Hamilton, of West Tisbury, announce the birth of a son, Wiley Michael Hamilton, born on March 7.

Leide Daiane de Oliveira and Anthony Cardoza, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a daughter, Havana Rose de Oliveira Cardoza, born on March 7.