Longtime seasonal Vineyard Haven resident Roger Bart has been nominated for his third Tony award for his role as Doc Brown in the Broadway production of Back to the Future.

I never met Rez Williams, the revered Vineyard artist who died in February. Nevertheless, he was a kind of hero for me, an artist rooted in a place and community.

More than 30 years ago, at a Chinese restaurant in Boston, a message from a fortune cookie set Island resident, Dr. Gerry Yukevich, on course for a lifelong love affair with Caribbean cruising.

Memorial Day weekend brings with it a range of emotions — from the adrenalin of the busy season to quiet reflections on what the holiday means as service men and women are remembered for giving the greatest sacrifice.