Politics is in the air this coming week, so buckle up. Voters get out there and make your voices heard.

If we drink salt water we get thirstier. But not birds. Some birds — albatrosses, shearwaters, penguins, gulls and pelicans — can drink salt water!

Polly Hill planted one and so did Mermaid Farm’s Caitlin Jones.

I’ve said repeatedly that I wish I had a job as a weather forecaster. They get it right maybe half the time.

Like it or not, Chappaquiddick is part of Edgartown. Town meeting and town elections are coming up. If you don’t think that your participation matters, witness the chaos emanating from Washington, D.C. which proceeds with the narrowest of margins.

Jesse and Dennis Michael Jason, of Chilmark, announce the birth of a son, Quint Joseph Jason, born on March 24.

It seems like we should be so far removed from the nighttime glow of artificial light, but in reality it surrounds us.

April showers bring May flowers.

The Tisbury select board this week agreed to remove the benches from two bus stop shelters across from the Steamship Authority terminal in Vineyard Haven.

The earth’s elements will be showcased on ice this weekend, as figure skaters of all ages perform at the Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club for its 36th annual ice show.