It's been another great week for adoptions.

The Steamship Authority is having trouble hiring enough port engineers to maintain its 10-vessel fleet, while other positions also lack candidates, general manager Robert Davis said this week.

SBS Properties LLC purchased 85 Pilgrim Road in Edgartown from John Guadagno and Scott M. Stearns for $1,900,000 on June 16.

Juneteenth events on the Island went very well.

The inaugural program to celebrate the first national holiday of Juneteenth on the Vineyard kicked off at Union Chapel on Friday night.

On Sunday — Father's Day — I was sitting in a chair with a sweater on and a blanket on my lap while I was writing.

Although their kids and grandkids are not able to travel to town for the occasion, they'll be sending lots of good cheer to John Furst as he celebrates the big 7-0.

The Chappy Ferry steering committee will meet on Thursday, June 23 at 5 p.m.

Susan Straight of Chilmark isn’t being saucy when she insists that she finds the most interesting things in her outdoor shower.   

The beginning of the week favored us with a couple of fabulous weather days.