For her new novel, Geraldine Brooks traveled back in time, 3,000 years or so, to the days of King David.
Maria Thibodeau
Title: Following the Muse Strikes the Right Chord
Rare bird of the week: American avocet.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Welcoming Avian Vagrants
Change in seasons brings beauty to the garden.
Jeanna Shepard
Title: Fall Flowers in Full Bloom
Milkweeds provide food and a nursery for monarch butterflies.
Steve Allen
Title: To Help the Monarchs, Plant Milkweed
Up-Island committee discusses how to pay for repairs at Chilmark School.
Heather Hamacek
Title: Chilmark School Building Repairs Eat Up Funds
Mark Lovewell
Title: Morning Planets
National Trust council members toured Gay Head Light Thursday afternoon.
Mark Lovewell
Title: National Trust for Historic Preservation Makes Whirlwind Island Tour
Residents south of airport say noise from low-flying planes reached unbearable levels this summer.
Jeanna Shepard
Title: Airplane Noise Increasingly a Summer Nuisance, West Tisbury Residents Say
A major artery for cars and bikes, Beach Road is subject of new plan for a shared use path.
Jeanna Shepard
Title: Tisbury to Discuss Plans for Shared Use Path Along Beach Road
The grand overall winner, Hannah Gibb, won a new rod and tackle.
Title: Junior Anglers Shine at Kids' Derby Day
Baton was recently passed to newly-appointed advisory board to oversee the Gay Head Light.
Lisa Vanderhoop
Title: Aquinnah Welcomes New Lighthouse Committee
Alternative nitrogen systems could be one tool used to address nitrogen overload in ponds.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Wastewater: Plumbing All the Alternatives
Everett Poole noted that Chilmark has been a dry town for more than 300 years.
Ivy Ashe
Title: Spirited Debate About Alcohol in Chilmark
High school has a new program to address chronic tardiness.
Maria Thibodeau
Title: High School Works to Keep Attendance Up
Author Dick Lehr at the Boston premiere with wife, Karin, and daughters, Holly and Dana.
John Blanding/Boston Globe
Title: On the Trail of Whitey Bulger, from Page to Screen
Noah Scheffer and Lauren Townes will wed in December 2016.
Title: Edgartown Town Column: Sept. 18
Pohogonot Farm, a place of wonderful childhoods.
Caleb Duane
Title: Vineyard Bookshelf: Recollections of Summers at Pohogonot Farm
Dr. Elliott Dacher has taught meditation at the hospital for eight years.
Tova Katzman
Title: Meditation Helps Heal from Within
Although boats are in his genes, Rob Hale took his business acumen on a different tack.
Courtesy Rob Hale
Title: Hard Cider Is Apple of His Eye
Sunflowers are known for their sunny disposition.
Timothy Johnson
Title: Happy Sunflower Has Many Facets
Bird of the week: Say's phoebe spotted at Keith Farm.
Lanny McDowell
Title: Songbird Identification 101