Who would have ever predicted our community would feel the effects of a storm unlike any hurricane.

It’s almost go time for Allison and Sarah Flanders.

They say that March comes in like a lion, but this year it was a little more like a lamb.

Shh . . . it’s quiet around town. It’s school vacation week. It seems like nearly everyone has ventured somewhere. Many opted for warmth and a quick dose of vitamin D. Others chose to take advantage of snowy destinations and take to the slopes.

School vacation is upon us.

Although Valentines Day didn’t originate as a Hallmark holiday, for simplicity reasons many of us have allowed it to evolve into just that.

Since 1887 we have relied upon Punxsutawney Phil to reveal to us the just how long winters grasp will hang on.

All things Chilmark revolve around the annual school fundraiser taking place at the CCC from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

His name is always present and always before us and every third Monday in January we are prompted to take time to reflect on the positive impact his words, his work, and the overall civil rights movement has had on our daily lives today.

Save that date! Come February we’re all going to be itching for something to do and what’s better than getting out to rock the winter blues away with Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish?