From Gazette editions of November, 1961:

The Foote Memorial Shelter of the Mass. MSPCA at Edgartown needed extra pages for its guest book over Thanksgiving: The sojourning visitors numbered seventy-four, a new high record for an establishment that has seen some heavy demands upon its accommodations. Incidentally, the demand filled on this occasion shows the usefulness, not to say the indispensability of the shelter.

Language has power. In every culture the language the people developed described their world in ways that were recognizable to them, but do not always necessarily translate. Different things matter to different people, and how we choose to describe the world is how we tell all those who come after us what mattered — and what we were about.

For the Wampanoag people whose language, after 400 years of contact with the European settlers, had ceased to be spoken, exciting work is underway to revive the language, both written and spoken.

My friends Jamie and Barbara live in Farmington, Conn. Their power was out for a week after the recent storm. The temperature in their house dropped to 45 degrees. Jamie says they wanted their power back for heat, lights and all the other things that electricity brings. But mostly, he said, they wanted to be able to communicate. Everyone in town was driving around looking for places to charge their phones and laptops.

I would like to send a message of sincere thanks to all who participated in, sponsored our prizes and attended the Local Wild Food Challenge at the

There is a general consensus that locals should attempt to do business with local merchants.

The following was sent to Adam Moore, executive director of the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation: