Chilmark faced a tough few minutes on Saturday when a sportfishing boat caught fire just outside the jetties. Our harbor master Dennis Jason and his assistant, Glenn DeBlase, went to the rescue.

Chilmark is looking lush and green with roadsides trimmed and daisies and buttercups blooming everywhere. Where are all those grey branches of yesterday? Our sunsets are striking in color and they occur later now allowing for supper crowds to make it to the beach in time for Mother Nature’s show.

Chilmark is in welcoming mode as many of our regular summer residents are arriving and settling in. Everyone’s social calendars and work calendars are filling up too.

Chilmark enjoyed the first holiday weekend of the season with a two out of three good days ratio…sort of average for New England.

Chilmark, brace yourself. Here it comes, vacation season 2016! The season is off with great weather and plenty of enthusiasm from all of who have been waiting for the sunshine! Beach plum bushes are all in bloom with their bright white flowers this week, let’s hope the bees are here!

Chilmark is on the downhill side of May already and still we shiver a bit. Only us humans are complaining. The birds are hatching, the leaves are unfurling and the fish are here. Our yellow flowers are faded now and the white blooms claim the landscape, shad, dogwood and more, daisies will be along soon.

Chilmark is up and running. The sun has returned and we are now able to get on with the spring chores. Many businesses are opening or at least dusting out and preparing for weekend openings.

Chilmark has character, and most Chilmarkers will tell you so. It was evident at the annual town meeting that some folks are proud of this indefinable characteristic of our town and will speak up to defend it.

Chilmark is invited to attend a memorial service for George Szilassy, Chilmark firefighter and friend who died this winter. The Chilmark Volunteer Firefighters will conduct the service on Sunday, April 24, at 11:30 a.m. in Menemsha.

Chilmark in enduring April as is most of New England. Anyone trying to get outside chores done has to deal with wind, occasional rain and cold hands. Just a reminder that we never trust April anyway.