On one of the last days of summer we had never seen the bay so flat, still nor had we ever seen a swimmer’s unbroken wake, two thin ripples widening into a perfect isosceles triangle.

The November 6 election is still three weeks away but town clerks around the Vineyard are already in full election mode.

Enter John Kerry’s recent memoir, Every Day Is Extra, a decidedly heartfelt book.

The coastal areas of Martha’s Vineyard have been alive with tree swallows in recent days and weeks.