Along with our daughter Chloe and her caregiver, Stephanie Brothers, Tim and I toured Island Autism’s newly completed day programming center. It is a striking accomplishment.

I was very saddened to hear that Leslie’s Drug Store will be closing. Leslie’s has been my pharmacy since I first arrived on the Vineyard in the summer of 1971. 

The Fishing Derby started off with a lot of energy when the great fisher Janet Messineo rang the opening bell. This annual monthly contest has a lot of eager participants.

The 79th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby has begun and already one Chappaquiddicker has his name up on the daily leader board. Oliver Filley caught a 5-pound bluefish from the beach on the second day.

The countdown has ended. Rods have new line. Lures have new hooks tied with perfect knots. Boats have been outfitted with new gear and fuel tanks have been filled.

Fine Fettle, which has sold marijuana along State Road in West Tisbury since 2021, is planning to transfer ownership to Black Harbor Group.

Art for sale, music and food: downtown Oak Bluffs will be transformed into a giant street fair Sunday when the 46th annual Tivoli Day takes place. The event was originally planned for Saturday but was postponed due to weather.

I was seeing red. It wasn’t a case of anger, just of observation. Walking along a trail recently, I noticed a scattering of small bright red objects along the sandy trail.

Most, but not all Baltimore orioles have left for points south by now, but some will linger into January.

Owned by Jackie and Doug Korell, the 3,000-square foot barn-style building and .67-acre property on Katama Road is listed for $5.5 million.