Last week, the airport unveiled some of the first conceptual designs for a major airport terminal renovation, which would bring a permanent structure for departures.

Chabad on the Vineyard is hosting a series of Hanukkah events this week and next.

Martha’s Vineyard Sea Salt is working to recover after harsh winds destroyed a key component of their business earlier this month.

Tomorrow morning, well before sunrise, you have an opportunity to see the planet Mercury close to the horizon. And you are being helped by a thin crescent moon, nearby.

The scene is made up of three celestial objects. The thin moon displays only a sliver of sunlight, a slender arc of sunlight. The shaded part of the moon might have a slight glow, called earth shine.

Closest to the moon and to the left is the bright red star Antares, the brightest star in the southernmost zodiacal constellation Scorpius.

What a fun weather surprise on Friday night. I did not expect snow. What I did expect, sadly, was the non-stop plowing of the roads.

It is once again time for the Christmas Bird Count, the annual check-in by avian admirers to see which way the wind is blowing for our feathered friends.

The beach where shore and ocean meet / Horizon far too far to know / Page to turn, margin to mark / List that notes to-do and done / Evening news and how it’s spun.

As has been proclaimed in recent articles and editorials, there is a lack of leadership in the upper management of the Steamship Authority.

It came in an official looking envelope with a yellow border. It contained my notice to report for jury duty.

Edgartown

Edgartown Lumberyard LLC. purchased 135 West Tisbury Road in Edgartown from Lisa Sherman, Elizabeth G. Cottle Estate, Edward J. Bartlett Jr. Trust and Edmund J. Dennehy Jr. Trust for $1,200,000 on Dec. 16.

Melissa M. Burke Revocable Trust of 2012 purchased 15 Mill street, Unit 30F in Edgartown from Anthony J. Burke Trust, Paula M. Burke Trust, Burke Family Revocable Trust of 2022 and Melissa M. Burke Trust for $410,000 on Dec. 16.