So far Sue and Jerry Wacks have been winning the staring contest they are engaged in with Mother Nature. Their house remains intact at the moment in its ringside seat overlooking the Wasque opening.

Sally Dagnall’s book Circle of Faith anointed Rev. Hebron Vincent (1805 – 1890) the man who kept the records. Born in Edgartown, Mr. Vincent had no formal education other than less than a year of study at Maine Wesleyan Seminary. He was apprenticed to shoemaker Jeremiah Pease at age 13, converted to Methodism at age 17 and received lessons from “a good educated brother,” which led to his becoming the camp meeting secretary for 35 years. Hebron Vincent was one of the folks who went to Eastville’s forest to identify what would become our Camp Ground in 1835.

Elizabeth Zeller and Jamie Wallace of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Alexander James Wallace, born on Jan. 17 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

The forecast is gloomy for lobstermen south of Cape Cod. Warming water temperatures, not overfishing are the cause, biologists say.

The Moth Mainstage performances by Buddy Vanderhoop, Jenny Allen and Bill Eville from last August will air on public radio station WBUR/WBUA (90.9, 92.7 FM) tonight from 9 to 10 and again Saturday on WCAI (90.1 FM) from 1 to 2 p.m.

An old house on South Water street in Edgartown changes hands. The previous owners had deep Vineyard roots and a sense of social justice ahead of its years. But the whale is not there anymore.

One sycamore maple and three Siberian elms will be replaced as part of an Edgartown house renovation. The elms are 50 feet tall but at the end of their life, an arborist said.

Chilmark joins the rest of the world in celebrating the life and work of Pete Seeger. His talent and dedication to folk music and the human condition stirred many musicians of a generation ago and brought forth great talents.

Is there a really sunny and warm place in the U.S. this month? Temperatures have been in the 50s this week, and now on Wednesday morning we have about half a foot of snow and temperatures in the teens. Can spring really be that far away?

A complicated three-way land swap designed to create affordable housing, add conservation land and save a historic home is valid and enforceable, a superior court judge found.