Three teenage girls stood on the deck of The Bite in Menemsha wearing sweatshirts over their swimsuits to keep the chilly dusk breeze at bay. The sun was setting and the last call for fried clams was about to go out, but the blue-painted picnic tables next to the small cedar-shingled shack were still full of people eating.

Come one and all to join the Animal Shelter’s contingent marching in the big parade on the Fourth of July in Edgartown. The Black Dog will be giving out commemorative T-shirts to the first 50 marchers to assemble. A donation of $10 to the shelter will guarantee you one of these keepsakes. The line will form between 4 and 5 p.m. behind the Edgartown School.

Sometimes 130 miles per hour isn’t all that fast. Ask Chris (Fibber) Magee, 49, of Vineyard Haven. When Mr. Magee is at the wheel of his custom-built Dodge Charger, after the green flag has flown and he’s centrifuging around the curves at Seekonk Speedway, when he’s jostling for position among the other cars on the track, speed is just a number.

Reverend Arlene Bodge of Chilmark Community Church opened the start of the summer boating season with the annual blessing of the fleet ceremony on

One game ended with a huge hit to center right field driving in the winning run and the other game ended in a strikeout to secure the lead, but the