Chilmark Town Column
This is the last week of January, and Beetlebung Farm will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 8 am to 5 pm.
Sunday, Feb. 2, at 5 pm, all are invited to the Chilmark Church for...
Aquinnah Town Column
Laura Jordan-Decker and Kate Taylor are still enthusiastically seeking acts for the second annual Aquinnah Variety Show. If you are still juggling thoughts and possibilities, they urge you to go to the Town Hall...
West Tisbury Town Column
As we have been watching the fires continue to spread across LA, a tragic fire has affected someone closer to home. Our dear Bianca, who smiles and makes jokes to brighten our days, who...
Tisbury Town Column
Heard on Main Street: “The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles." —Ralph Waldo Emerson
I had a constant cough for several days, and finally...
Oak Bluffs Town Column
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Writing on a snowy Sunday night, the eve of Martin...
Edgartown Town Column
Amid the frigid cold we deal with during these few months, there is usually a spectacular outcome, whether that be an awe-inspiring sunset that immediately brings me back to summer, or even later, the...
Chilmark Town Column
January is a time when it can be harder to connect. Many places close for much-needed breaks. Many people take much-needed vacations. Many find themselves coming down with illness. I’m still recovering. Bitter cold...
Aquinnah Town Column
I know that ferry cancellations are difficult for lots of folks. I don’t like it when they happen to me. That said, for more than 15 years, I have used those vessels to get...
West Tisbury Town Column
It’s a good day to make a big pot of stew or soup. I did that last weekend after stopping at Julia Humphreys’ house and smelling the coq au vin she was cooking. I...
Tisbury Town Column
Heard on Main Street: When I ask for directions, please don’t use words like “east.”
Warm up at the M.V. Museum on Fridays in January, from 4 to 7 pm. You are invited for a...
Edgartown Town Column
Mother Nature gave us quite the run for our money this week. I used to live in Vermont, and before that I was in Northern Maine, so I’m no stranger to a string of...
Chilmark Town Column
Menemsha is a place I often touch down. It is a place where the wind and the tide bring up memories and hope.
The question, “Are we big enough to fill the shoes of those...
Aquinnah Town Column
This time of year finds me occasionally daydreaming about the herbs and vegetables that I want to grow once the weather permits. We have tons of mint that grows in various beds around the...
West Tisbury Town Column
It has been mild and freezing, windy and still. The sunsets have been spectacular, streaks of orange slashing through purple skies. I have already noticed the lengthening daylight through the bare branches of our...
Tisbury Town Column
Heard on Main Street: If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
My friends will tell you that I am never at a loss for words. The miracle occurred today, because...
Oak Bluffs Town Column
Daniel O’Connell, who lived from 1775 to 1847, was hailed in his time as “the Liberator,” as he was the political leader of Ireland’s oppressed Roman Catholic majority. He used his privilege to fight...
Edgartown Town Column
Happy New Year! As the calendar turns and the first days of the New Year greet us, we are reminded of what this month offers us — a fresh canvas, a chance to embrace...
Chilmark Town Column
Here’s to 2025. I am recovering slowly, after catching a bug that gave me a fever for many days, and am grateful to be home. I enjoyed touching down in Santa Fe, N.M., a...
Aquinnah Town Column
The New Year was announced at 12:01 am on Jan. 1 by Isaac Taylor regaling us with fireworks. I’m grateful to Isaac for giving us the New Year celebratory light. It was a beautiful,...
West Tisbury Town Column
It was a surprise to find the lightest frosting of new snow when I looked outside on the morning after Christmas. I suppose that technically we had a white Christmas with the remnants of...