Sand mining was the talk of the town in at least four Island communities this week, as officials lined up on both sides of whether to support dredging for sand in waters off the Vineyard.

Monday’s stormy weather was a cut above the usual rain storms that pass over the Vineyard in November.

The Vineyard Conservation Society is hosting its first guided winter walk of the season on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. at the Gay Head Cliffs.

The pride and sense of accomplishment was tremendous as we placed a bough of a white pine tree atop of our newly framed home.

West Tisbury wants to make Lambert’s Cove Beach more accessible for elderly residents and people with disabilities. That’s the idea behind a subcommittee formed Tuesday night at the West Tisbury conservation commission.

The board reviewed three requests for shade tree removal at their meeting Monday, including on South Summer street. In Edgartown, trees that stand within a public way cannot be removed without a hearing in front of the selectmen.