With an Oct. 1 deadline fast approaching, Chappaquiddick is nearing the goal for phase one of the small island’s quest to get cable and internet service.

Chappaquiddick resident Woody Filley told the Edgartown selectmen Tuesday that nearly 270 people, the required minimum, have said they will submit commitment letters to Comcast by the deadline.

According to ISO-NE, New England’s power company umbrella group, last July’s heat wave saw several days make the region’s all-time top 10 list for peak demand for electricity. Typically occurring during the hottest hours on the hottest days of the year in response to added air conditioning loads, peak demand poses a unique challenge for utilities and they employ a variety of strategies to meet it.

Ben and Sally Taylor and fellow musician Noah Stuber wowed a sold-out audience in their benefit performance Tuesday, August 27, at the West Tisbury Library Foundation’s Tuesday at Twilight concert at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury.

This Saturday and Sunday the Rev. Bert Marshall, executive director of the New England Chapter of CROP, will visit the Island to help prepare for the 23rd Annual Church World Service/CROP Walk from Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs and back again on Oct. 27.

Martha’s Vineyard Transport has to reply to the edited interview for a Vineyard Gazette article published two weeks ago. The essence of the interview about business on Martha’s Vineyard when the president spends his summer vacation was totally distorted by an edit.

I am not happy to have to write this, but I have been watching and supporting my friend Reynaldo Faust in the inaugural season of his very successful Fat Ronnies restaurant on Circuit avenue.

From the Sept. 15, 1989 Just a Thought column by Arthur Railton: Well, we did it. Survived the summer, that is. The hardest part of living at a summer resort is getting through the summer. It ain’t easy. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the sunshine, the sailing, the beaches.

We enjoyed a very nice Labor Day weekend — the unofficial end of the summer season. Cookouts and outdoor activities, including the beach, were the order of the day. Traffic was considerably lighter and parking spaces were not hard to find if you went into town.

Chilmark has made it through another busy August. Folks in business celebrated on Tuesday by taking the day off! Several of the town shops closed for the day — a steamy gray day it was — to enjoy a moment of rest. Most businesses in town will remain open into the month of September. I will provide a list of closing dates next week.

The annual Aquinnah Wampanoag Pow Wow will be held this weekend at Aquinnah Circle on Saturday and Sunday with grand entry at noon on Saturday. No pets, no coolers and no alcoholic beverages allowed. Many vendor booths will be available for your shopping pleasure. Enjoy the dance, drum, raffles and more.