When author Elinor Lipman sits down to write, she rarely has the concept of the whole book in mind.

Nicholas Boggs still remembers seeing a poster of James Baldwin on the wall of his eight grade classroom. For a time, he thought that was his first interaction with the acclaimed writer and civil rights advocate.

The Black Iris Project is bringing their vision and mission to the Island this weekend in the form of a ballet performance titled A Mother’s Rite.

The fourth time was the charm. On Tuesday, nine open-water swimmers completed a relay swim across the Nantucket Sound from Eel Point on Nantucket to the Edgartown Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard.

Nine open-water swimmers will attempt to complete a relay swim across the Nantucket Sound from Eel Point on Nantucket to the Edgartown Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard.

While Chilmark officials were cool to the idea of term limits for the Steamship board of governors, the Aquinnah select board gave the bill enthusiastic support.