Having the entire summer off on Martha’s Vineyard sounds like a dream come true to most people, but not so much for me.

The first presidential election in which I was old enough to cast a vote was in 1948. I had turned 22 in April of that year, and I voted for Harry S. Truman.

Accessibility, transparency and community engagement were themes of my campaign and I hope this gives an overview of key initiatives.

It is the season of orange lilies up-Island and down.

Island residents in every coffee shop and every intersection are beginning to grumble (rightly so) about the bump in traffic at this time of year.

Last August, a dog urinated on a bushel of corn at the Morning Glory farm stand at the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market.