We had good weather over the long holiday weekend. Traffic, particularly, downtown, is extremely difficult, at best, and the bus traffic has had a substantial increase in ridership so you have to remember to build 20 minutes more into your travel time.

Father’s Day was, according to Charlie Kernick, not that bad for outdoor barbecues and all kinds of surprises. School closes on Monday for the summer. It is getting busier each day as people continue to arrive for their vacation, and the first day of summer on Sunday turned out to be great.

Sunday is Flag Day. It was a warm weekend with the temperature reaching almost 70 degrees after days of an unseasonable northeast wind. Lots of folks worked outdoors and held backyard barbecues. It is getting busier by the day and if you drove down to Vineyard Haven last weekend you experienced your first traffic tie-up of the season.

The holiday weekend weather was nice for this time of year. Many outdoor activities and cookouts took place on Memorial Day despite a few sprinkles. There are two new sidewalks in town, courtesy of the commonwealth.