Spring gets closer as each day passes, and yet it seems strange to be writing about spring after we received four or five inches of snow. But signs of spring are becoming more frequent.

My favorite thing about snow is its ability to keep me indoors goofing off. As an outdoor worker there is literally nothing to do.

Good news, the heat is back on in the great room of the Chappy Community Center.

Zoe and Timothy Penicaud, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Levon Everett Penicaud, born on Feb. 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Levin weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at birth.

When I was a child, Valentine’s Day was always something to look forward to.

Two snowstorms in one week! My turkey friends came along in a flock of 22 after the first snowfall.

We have sun, cold, and now we have snow.

Tim and I were married in West Tisbury on Valentine’s Day 49 years ago.

Though the idea seems far-fetched now, Martha's Vineyard was a part of New York for about 30 years in the 1600s.

In March, the shelter moves to two churches in Edgartown — St. Andrew’s Church and the Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard — each of which will host guests for several nights in a row.