Virginia Jones, a highly-principled member and chairman of the town’s planning board since the mid-1980s, has died.

Virginia Jones, a highly-principled member and chairman of the town’s planning board since the mid-1980s, has died.

We can’t seem to elect a woman president, but in the sports world there are changes that seemed just as unlikely a few years ago.

When I stepped outside yesterday, I knew why a large empty peanut butter jar was there on the front lawn. I had seen one there before.

I don’t like to spread bad news but here it comes: the post-Halloween reveal. On Nov. 1 there is no moonlight.

So I will buy a small bag of KitKats and place a pumpkin next to the front door, but it is unlikely that any little space aliens will come to our house on Halloween.

Linda Thompson, who endured several hurricanes when she lived on St. Croix, sent along some hurricane-related advice she picked up along the way.

In Hawaii it is called Discoverers Day.

We had almost five inches of rain this past weekend, according to our neighborhood weatherman Tom Hodgson.

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.