The Friends of Oak Bluffs works closely with the highway and parks departments with the goal of creating a beautiful community for our much-beloved Victorian town.

The regional high school committee unanimously approved an $18.6 million operating budget for fiscal year 2016 with relatively little comment or discussion.

There are cold and dark days ahead, and you are trapped with tiny terrors.

Honestly, the weather on the Vineyard is so unpredictable, and in a good way. On Monday, Dec. 1, we worked in shirtsleeves. We were putting a garden to “bed” for the winter.

Lanny McDowell and Luanne Johnson were on their way to meet Warren Woessner, Pat Hughes, Hal Minis and myself for a trip to Norton Point.

I don’t know about all of you, but I am very confused and a little frustrated with the weather. I can’t wait to see what December brings.

Thus far, December’s weather hasn’t felt like the holidays are rapidly approaching, but if you look at Deb Hancock’s real estate office the Christmas cheer tone is certainly set.

The weather did deteriorate as fast as predicted and by Friday morning it was down right cold and we received about an inch of snow in Seekonk, where we stayed during the Thanksgiving weekend.

Stacy Elizabeth Nickerson-Hall and Stephen Martellucci joyfully announce the engagement of their daughter Katama Marie Martellucci to Janice Ownbey, daughter of Joyce Ownbey and the late Richard Ownbey of Sacramento, Calif.

RISE Vineyard Performing Arts welcomes the holidays with an annual performance featuring dancers from ages three to 18, along with their instructors.