A century-old Oak Bluffs bungalow with a historic past has grown too run-down to be saved, its owner and her architect told the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week.

Ready the sleds, bust out the skis and have the hot cocoa on hand; Martha’s Vineyard got its biggest snowfall of the year. 

A proposed mixed-income housing development near Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven is under fire from neighbors, who are asking Tisbury officials not to issue a permit for the project.

Officials in Tisbury are planning to renovate the former office building at the water works on Lake Tashmoo into a home for municipal employees, beginning with incoming town administrator Joseph J. LaCivita.

A longtime member of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission is looking to return for another term as four candidates vie for two seats on the board.

Next Wednesday's full moon, the Snow Moon, will be in the zodiacal constellation Leo. Leo is a constellation we associate more with spring than winter. The brightest star in the constellation is Regulus, one of a few bright stars in that area of the sky.

Milena Lowe and Julius Lowe, of West Tisbury, announce the birth of a son, Felix Julius Lowe, born on Jan. 30.

Monday morning dawned with my favorite winter weather — a new-fallen snow was covering all the tree branches.

Edgartown

Mystic Harbor, LLC. purchased 25 Down Harbor Road in Edgartown from Robert A. Thompson and Wendy B. Thompson for $5,500,000 on Jan. 27.

Oak Bluffs

John E. Dooley, Jane E. Dooley and John T. Dooley purchased 195 County Road in Oak Bluffs from Robert P. Mascali Trust and Sylvia C. Rogers Trust for $900,000 on Jan 30.

Gustavo Magri Lioncio purchased 9 Leslies Lane in Oak Bluffs from Nancy R. Finlay for $839,000 on Jan. 31.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $211,255 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.