The birds and wine of Chile and Argentina trip proceeded to move from the cabernet and merlots of inland Chile to coastal wineries.

The Trustees of Reservations invites everyone to spend spring break outdoors around the Island. Events are planned for Menemsha Hills, Long Point and Cape Pogue over the school break.

Peter Rabbit felt that his name was too plain and changed it to Peter Cottontail in the Old Mother West Wind book series because Cottontail sounded more important.

The town was one of 10 communities to receive a Coastal Community Resilience Grant in a new state program to address climate change. The $200,000 will be used to protect key components of the wastewater system from storm damage.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been looking for an organization to take over the marine mammal stranding program since January, with no response.

A group of Blacksmith Valley residents are now proposing an alternative plan to one that was negotiated by the town of Chilmark over several months. At the annual town meeting two weeks from today, voters will be asked to decide on a direction for the town.