It finally happened. We’ve gone into actual late fall in relation to the chilly temperatures.

Six sea turtles have washed up on Vineyard shores this season as water temperatures around the region begin to drop. 

Chilmark town officials are suggesting the town go out to bid to find an organization to run the town community center’s summer programs, but fear there won’t be enough time to do it this year. 

At 1 a.m. Wednesday morning I checked the Chappy Ferry webcams just to see what, if anything, was going on down there.

We didn’t grow up on the same street or even in the same town. We didn’t run with the same crowd, but we did cross paths on regular intervals over the past couple of decades.

We have gone quickly from light sweatshirts and sneakers to sweater, coat, scarf and warm boots.

Thank you to all who made a valiant effort to keep the Island Cup on the Vineyard.

Kathy and I gathered with family in Sarasota, Fla. for Thanksgiving at the home of my daughter Caroline and son Brian.

It’s beginning to look a lot like winter, as well it should.

The biggest planet in our solar system will be at its closest to the Earth tomorrow. Jupiter is 380 million miles away, it's closest in a year.

Jupiter is big. And while it is close, its brilliance is not much brighter than usual. Being close helps, but the planet is so remarkably faraway and big, it really doesn't matter.