Welcome to winter. The weather has adjusted to the season.

There were chilling temperatures in the 40s all week in Aquinnah and with so much rain that Forrest Alley’s lawn is bright green once more as we head into December.

Last Sunday evening hunters cleaned their shotguns, laid out their boots, set their early morning alarms and slept with visions of 10-point bucks dancing in their heads.

Well we traveled off-Island to be with family for Thanksgiving and returned on Sunday.

The season of giving, or rather of helping others, roared in on two wheels a few weeks ago with the Martha’s Vineyard Harley Riders.

Olivia Pate and Joseph Vanderhoop of Aquinnah announce the birth of a daughter, Dakoda Marie Vanderhoop, born on Nov. 21 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Erin and Andy van Rooyen of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Cornelis Andries van Rooyen, 5th, born on Nov. 21 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Rafaela and Tiago De Souza of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Isabella Rodrigues De Souza, born on Nov. 24 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Luana and Jonas Dias of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Miguel O. Estevam Dias, born on Nov. 21 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

The Old Variety Store behind the Flying Horses has come into the public spotlight with the news that the owner wants to tear it down and replace it with a new building.