Migrating shorebirds, seabirds, insect-eaters and sparrows arrive as June also arrives.

Ralph Waldo Emerson recognized that “to be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

All are invited to Mytoi Garden on Saturday June 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. to commemorate 47 years of volunteering and dedication to the garden by Lindsay Patterson Allison.

I believe there is nowhere in the world where one is more conscious of the value of each day than in New England. It is a place that is steeped in tradition and rich in history and culture.

We have had a lot of rain and wind, we have sun and warm weather upon us, but one thing we still have is pollen. It has been very high this season and a lot of people are feeling it.

Has it truly been 11 weeks since we had an all-sunshine weekend? I know that it has rained at least a little every Saturday since early April, but I am not sure about the length of the string.

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”

The Martha’s Vineyard girls tennis team earned a trip to the quarterfinals in the Division 3 state tournament thanks to a gritty 3-2 win at home Thursday afternoon over Boston Latin Academy.

Hampered by bad weather and ground conditions, the construction of a new sewer pipe is not expected to be completed until June 23.

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) joined a lawsuit last week that is attempting to nullify the approvals of New England Wind off the Vineyard’s shores.