In a trio of bills filed earlier this year, State Rep. Thomas Moakley requested more staff for the Edgartown District Court, a year-long study into the staffing levels and the condition of the 1858 courthouse, and better access to the state’s housing court for the Vineyard and Nantucket. 

On Sunday, officials confirmed that the turbine at the southernmost end of the Vineyard Wind lease off Martha’s Vineyard was apparently hit by lightning late last week, damaging the already broken blade. 

The Martha’s Vineyard Cultural Council recently awarded more than $60,000 in grants to three dozen Island arts nonprofits.

The future of the Jewish Cultural Festival remains in limbo after the West Tisbury select board this week declined to allow more people at the event. 

A beloved institution in Oak Bluffs, Linda Jean’s restaurant has closed. A well-known restaurant group is taking over the location promising healthier food options. And the debate over Mill Pond heats up, along with the water temperatures in the pond.

When my kids were at the Chilmark School I was readily in the, so-called, loop when it came to the highs and lows of their school days.

Floyd Norton was soft spoken, exceedingly polite and never once did I hear him interrupt another person while they were speaking. That’s why it was so surprising when he told a risqué joke.

The sun has been shining, the sky is blue, and the temperature is above 30 degrees. Things are getting better.

The sound of school buses not stopping at my corner twice a day this week is deafening. I miss it so. I am sure our kids are enjoying their week off.

I got thoroughly hacked the other day by someone who pretended to be me.