The Vineyard community turned out in force at noon on Monday to celebrate the life of Edmond G. Coogan. Friends and family members were pleased by the outpouring of love and sensitivity at his funeral services at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown, and they repeated the thought over and over again.

Mr. Coogan, 57, a Vineyard Haven attorney and selectman with as many years of public service to the community as years of residence on the Island, died last Friday at his home.

It's not going to be easy and it will be more inconvenient. After April 1, Islanders wishing to telephone anyone, anywhere on the Island will need to use the 508 area code.

Four Island teens dodged a bullet last weekend, surviving a high-speed automobile accident in Edgartown. One youth faces charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; one was airlifted to Boston, but all are recovering. The accident occurred at 1 a.m. on Saturday.

Predictions of this week's three-day northeaster were a bit of a reach.

Robert and Ernestine Kinnecom of Oak Bluffs spent some time this week recalling wonderful memories - memories wrapped around their Vineyard newspaper route, an early morning journey made almost every day for the past 27 years.

An investigator into the Jan. 30 crash of a Cape Air plane in the state forest this week released the transcript of the dialogue between the pilot and air traffic controllers. It is still unknown what caused the airplane crash that seriously injured both the pilot and passenger.