Last week’s New York Times obituary for the chef Andre Soltner, whose mid-Manhattan restaurant Lutece was legendary, makes no mention of Martha’s Vineyard, but there is a connection.

Janelle Mooney and Wesley Haeselbarth, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Teagan Dowe Haeselbarth, on Jan. 2.

Last weekend we had 45 degrees outside, this week we are lucky to see 25 degrees.

It’s cold down on the harbor at 15 degrees! I put up a sign at the ferry that says, “Extreme low tempuratures may hamper service.”

I never aspired to be a journalist. I’m not actually certain that writing a town column even entitles me to that designation.

The first time I met Jules Feiffer I was a kid with few publishing credits, he was God, and we were both wet.

I took a drive the other morning, as I do most mornings, to Squibnocket. It was sunny and windy and cold, and my son-in-law Calder was waxing his board to go surfing with a friend.

The Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation’s annual education scholarships are now accepting applications.

We have no adoptions to report this week, but our pet of the week is an awesome eight-month-old chocolate Labrador retriever/pit bull mix named Maple.

Magic: The Gathering players gather regularly across the Island to play the fantasy card game, known for its expansive lore and complicated rules.