The most productive action we can take re: Syria is to offer our resources for treatment and/or healing of those injured by the gas attacks, including things like hospital ships, transfer to U.S. or allied medical centers, plus the beginnings of a research program on treatment, protection, and prevention of its effects. This can be coupled with the offer/threat to extend this gift to the people of Syria or any future need thereof.

According to ISO-NE, New England’s power company umbrella group, last July’s heat wave saw several days make the region’s all-time top 10 list for peak demand for electricity. Typically occurring during the hottest hours on the hottest days of the year in response to added air conditioning loads, peak demand poses a unique challenge for utilities and they employ a variety of strategies to meet it.

Ben and Sally Taylor and fellow musician Noah Stuber wowed a sold-out audience in their benefit performance Tuesday, August 27, at the West Tisbury Library Foundation’s Tuesday at Twilight concert at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury.

This Saturday and Sunday the Rev. Bert Marshall, executive director of the New England Chapter of CROP, will visit the Island to help prepare for the 23rd Annual Church World Service/CROP Walk from Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs and back again on Oct. 27.

Martha’s Vineyard Transport has to reply to the edited interview for a Vineyard Gazette article published two weeks ago. The essence of the interview about business on Martha’s Vineyard when the president spends his summer vacation was totally distorted by an edit.

I am not happy to have to write this, but I have been watching and supporting my friend Reynaldo Faust in the inaugural season of his very successful Fat Ronnies restaurant on Circuit avenue.