Emma Chambers Maitland will be celebrated this weekend as her former home in Oak Bluffs is added to the African American Heritage Trail.

Two black female kittens, about 12 weeks old, were brought to us last week. They have been named Laverne and Shirley.

Summer activities get into full swing at the Chappaquiddick Community Center this week. Check the website or bulletin boards for details. They really do offer something for everyone.

Five Vineyard swimmers will be competing in the Bay State summer games.

Last winter after an eleven-year-old child with measles visited a California theme park, the Centers for Disease Control traced at least one hundred and twenty-five other cases to the outbreak.

The days keep changing, the length of light withdrawing at an almost imperceptible pace now.

Friends say that now that I am older, I should no longer walk alone in the woods — even near Glimmerglass Pond in West Tisbury.

My favorite road on the Island is Middle Road. I love its hills and its lovely views. What I love the most is the view from Brookside Farm.

A gaff-rigged boat named Vanity

Still sails Nantucket Sound.

Her sail scrubbed clean and white

Spars varnished gleaming brown.

I had just reached into the bedroom closet. Looking back at me from the shoulder of a shirt on a hanger inside the closet was a snake.