Within the ephemeral confines of time, a place that provides refuge from a tirelessly moving reality is always a welcome respite.

One of the signature traditions of the fireworks display is the double finale, and this doesn’t come off without a lot of hard work.

Acclaimed dancer/choreographer Aparna Ramaswamy brings her performance Sannidhi, or Sacred Space, to the Yard.

On Thursday hundreds of visitors answered the call of the 153rd Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Fair, flooding through the white picket fences off Panhandle Road, eager to hit the midway, visit the livestock barn and, of course, grab some fried dough.

Brightly colored paper lanterns hanging from gingerbread houses were turned on in unision, and by 8:51 p.m. Wednesday the Camp Ground was aglow.

Lawrence-Lynch Corp. was low bidder on the project, which aims to create a 1,900-car central parking facility in East Falmouth for summer overflow from the Palmer avenue lot.

Once again we are without canines. Our cat population holds steady, however with two kittens and two feline senior citizens.

Just a reminder — Primary Day is on Sept. 9 and the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You may cast your absentee ballot with our town clerk Carolyn Feltz up to the day before the election.

Labor Day is early this year and, yes, school begins Sept. 4. Starting next weekend the Farmers’ Market and Artisans’ Festival will be held once a week.

Chappy’s star of the stage, Jared Livingston, is playing the part of John Darling in the Island Theater Workshops’ production of Peter Pan. He bravely sings and dances in front of a huge crowd of theatre patrons.