The Easter bunny will be making the rounds on the Vineyard this weekend, with enough Easter egg hunts to fill several baskets.

On Wednesday, April 15, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn will be coming to the Vineyard to play at the Performing Arts Center.

A major project to rebuild the jetties at Menemsha Creek has been delayed about three weeks and will likely extend into the nesting season of the federally protected piping plover. The Army Corps of Engineers had expected to complete repairs to the west jetty in Aquinnah by Tuesday of this week.

With excavation work around the Gay Head Light expected to begin next week, several traffic changes are planned for Aquinnah Circle. The last day to visit the lighthouse before its relocation will be April 11.

For those of you who know I am recovering off-Island, be assured that my telephone number above is connected to where I am now, so do not hesitate to call me with your guests, your news, your outings.

Spring has arrived. Only a little bit of fog and drizzle this week but the sun has actually been rather evident most days. The temperature reached 50 on Tuesday. Those mounds of snow are melting.

When people think outside the box, solutions to problems that at first appear to be unsolvable may come from the most unlikely source.

Tisbury selectmen took stock in the aftermath of a Monday oil spill at Lake Tashmoo, praising the response.

U.S. Rep. Bill Keating will be on the Island next Thursday to host a roundtable discussion with Island clergy and others about substance abuse.

The Island Community Chorus presents its spring concerts on Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12, with a program of choral music.