For many, ringing in the new year is an opportunity to bask in tradition, make a fresh start and resolve to do better in the upcoming year.

The holiday festivities, for me, kicked off with wrapping gifts for Chilmark's littlest residents just more than a week ago.

The tree is decorated, lights are strung, gifts are wrapped, cookies are baked and Christmas cheer is being spread around town.

As I turned up Middle Road last Saturday, I caught a glimpse of a red-tailed hawk sitting on a wire.

I'm not a poet.

Despite the de-leaved tree silhouettes lining the darkened skies that early December frequently has to offer, folks are making the most of the remaining mild days in 2023.

It's hard to write something beautiful when a shadow has been cast across our community.

Although recreational bay scallop season has been open for just more than a month, commercial season just opened on Monday, Nov. 13.

I've felt a bit like a small child buckled into the back seat of the family car on a road trip, asking every five minutes, "Are we there yet?"

Another week has gone by and I find myself feeling like there is a cow sitting on my chest rather than an elephant.