A woman spoken with some time ago had her arm badly broken when she was assaulted by her husband after he lured her home through a lie about dealing with family matters. That was the end of the line for her after experiencing previous abuses, and by pressing charges her assailant went to jail for years. More...

Speaking in the distinguished British accent that has won him voiceover commissions, lanky artist David Lazarus nearly filled what space remained in his tiny 2 Union St. studio/gallery between his old, school model printmaking press and canvases stacked against the walls. More...

Nantucket is fortunate to have A Safe Place. Its mission "to work to eliminate domestic violence and sexual assault and to empower every woman, man and child in the Nantucket community to live a life free from violence" is sobering, yet hopeful. More...

Along with the two varsity soccer teams, the Lady Whaler's varsity field hockey team has qualified for the post-season. In typical style this season, the team trounced a visiting Ursuline Academy on Saturday, 5-0, for the eighth shutout of the season. More...

When I went outside yesterday morning to see how cold it was, Hawkeye spotted me from his perch in one of the tall dead pines across the road and swooped down to the clothesline. "Good morning," I said. "How did you make out in the storm? More...