You read about islanders who are in the public eye all the time, but what do you know about your neighbors - those you see at the supermarket, the gas station, at school or just in passing on the street? More...

The best laid plans of Labradors and men sometimes do not come to fruition here in the summer time. Maybe you made it to the Pops, maybe you didn't. Maybe you learned to surf and maybe you didn't. More...

To the editor: This publication on April 4, 2007, editorialized regarding our home on Madequecham Valley Road: "It is unfathomable that our local government continues to bully forward, waving its rifle of eminent domain to get, not what is best for the town and its people, but for themselves and, perhaps, for the airport manager himself" (Editorial: "Bullies in Denial. More...

He's back playing basketball again, which is good news indeed for former Whaler standout Michael Ferreira. The outlook wasn't as good a month ago, and basketball, in fact, was about the farthest thing from his mind. Ferreira was in Mass. General Hospital, anticipating a second kidney transplant. More...

Our old friend, the Historic District Commission, has it wrong. It is tempting to say "again", but, in this instance, that would be inaccurate, because what it has done this time is both unprecedented and totally at odds with...well, with lots of things. More...

Alittle over 75 years ago, Walter Beinecke Sr. had his eye on a nice flat piece of the 'Sconset Bluff that is now where The Wade Cottages now stand. But happily, Wade Greene's grandfather beat him to it and snatched up the beautiful property by the sea. That may be the last time anyone got the upper hand on a member of the Beinecke family. More...

1. A house on 2.3 acres at 45 Monomoy Road sold to David Wecker and Monique Parsons et al of Glencoe, Ill. from Donna K. Cooper, Trustee of DKC Nominee Trust of Nantucket, Mass. for $6,700,000. The property is assessed at $8,023,200. The land bank fee is $134,000. More...