The sun finally came out over the weekend, and so did more than a few unwary people, risking themselves and others.

The Island is hunkered down right now, with most people sheltering in place.

If there is a thread of positivity in the grim shroud of the looming pandemic, it is the way the Island’s elected leaders have come together to deal with the coronavirus threat.

We wait for the inevitable arrival of the coronavirus like a slow-moving tidal wave, certain only that it will be terrible when it comes.

It is only a matter of time before COVID-19 reaches Martha’s Vineyard, and preparedness plans are emerging.

The Dukes County Commission made a sensible choice this week in appointing James Malkin as the new Steamship Authority governor for Martha’s Vineyard.