On Memorial Wharf in Edgartown a tower of lobster pots was gathered, built and decorated by Sandy Fisher.

Peter Simon, a man who hugged first and talked later, died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 18. The cause was cardiac arrest.

From my perch on a park bench I sit and watch my daughter age.

The Vineyard team narrowly avoided a shutout in the closing minutes of the Island Cup. Final score: Nantucket 48, Vineyard 7.

Nantucket struck early and often as it leads the Vineyard 29-0 at halftime.

The start of the Island Cup is just minutes away as the Vineyard and Nanucket face off for football bragging rights. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m under very sunny skies.