With the threat of climate change pressing on one side and an increase in residential development squeezing on the other, the MVC is proposing changes to its DRI checklist.

On the centennial of the historic suffrage movement granting women the right to vote, the League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard is launching a year-long campaign that aims to register every eligible person on the Island to vote.

News of the week is that the feral kittens have gone to their new home at the Vineyard Golf Club, but Mona, the other feral kitten, is still available.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $456,197.76 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 10, 2019.

Early voting for the March 3 presidential primary begins Feb. 24 on Island and continues through Feb. 28 at the following sites:

MVYouth awarded expansion grants of $200,000 to the YMCA and $75,000 to Vineyard Family Tennis, announcing simultaneously a comprehensive study of the needs of Island youth and youth services.

When I was a kid, the Chappy ferry ramps were made of a dozen thick wooden planks bolted to a couple of cross pieces that formed the shape of a bold letter H.

What was that? Quick snowstorm, plows out all night, then rain wiped all traces away by the next morning.

The sun is shining but the temperature is cold. We cannot complain as we have had some pretty warm weather so far.

Well, the weekend weather was all over the map. Touch of snow, rain with high winds forcing several SSA cancellations.