My father took me fishing for mackerel off the Menemsha dock when I was five years old. I remember some of my friends being there fishing with their families as well.

More than 100 runners braved chilly, blustery winds and a hilly course to compete in the third annual Gay Head Light 10K Sunday. Rene Da Silva of Vineyard Haven blew the field away, finishing with a time of 36:45.

After days of drenching rain, the skies didn’t fully clear over the Agricultural Hall but the annual festival that celebrates all things sustainable and local still drew a crowd.

Drenching rains and gale-force winds marked the start of the weekend, but forecasters and emergency managers breathed a little easier over the powerful hurricane churning through the southern Atlantic.

The Farm Neck Foundation has issued a call for applicants for the foundation’s 2015 grants.

As executive director of Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard for the past 10 years, Terre Young has earned spectacular praise for her stewardship of the organization. Now she is ready to retire.