Tivoli Day, always a welcome festival, was held in Oak Bluffs last Sunday, a rain delay from Saturday.

We had almost five inches of rain this past weekend, according to our neighborhood weatherman Tom Hodgson.

We certainly got the rain we needed, but again we got it all in three days.

When I was a kid, the word northeaster always had the prefix “three-day.” Nowadays we can get a northeast breeze that lasts a mere 24 hours.

Fall has knocked on the door and we’ve let her in.

Last week’s rain and wind wreaked havoc on the gardens. What was particularly sad was the destruction of the sunflowers in the boat in front of the old sober house in Oak Bluffs.

A group art show called Blank Slate will move into the Tisbury Springs Building in Vineyard Haven on Sept. 27 and 28 from 3 to 9 p.m. each day.

Robert Rogers, 25, of Vineyard Haven, was arraigned on a Sept. 16 charge in Tisbury of violating an abuse prevention order.

Nikki and James Rolston, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a son, Bennett Howard Rolston, born on Sept. 9.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $973,760.02 for the business week ending on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.