Perhaps the person I think about most this time of year is Isabella White, that fabulous woman who graced our shores from Scotland.

I have been working on a photo book for years now. It is a very sad undertaking.

No one can dispute the imagination and invention of the students at our charter school. Yet again they have delighted our town with their display of scarecrows.

I'm still getting used to Island living. I actually walked on a beach for the first time in three years. Sand in my shoes.

There is a new star shining over our Island. Lyra Littlefield, home grown here, and her husband, Dan Edelbach, welcomed Jemma Lynnmarie Edelbach on Monday, Oct. 9 at 8:36 a.m.

I have no words except these: it is ridiculous. Get rid of the gun lobby and get rid of all guns.

All roads lead to Martha’s Vineyard. After an odyssey of almost three years, I am finally here.

Truly, these are the times that try our souls. The weather events are frightening.

I have an ominous feeling about Hurricane Irma. Be kind to each other. I am worried about all the family and friends I have in Florida, and all the people there I do not know.

Report from San Marcos, Tex.: Ashley Byrd, who returned to San Marcos with her three-year-old Jude last week, wants to assure her family and friends on-Island that they are safe.