Korrine Altieri of Edgartown, Kristen Parece of Edgartown, Olivia Gross of Vineyard Haven and Taylor Perrotta of Vineyard Haven were named to the fall 2013 dean’s list at the University of Vermont.

Collette S. Jordan of Edgartown was named to the fall 2013 dean’s list at the University of New England.

The cats at the Animal Shelter wonder, like the song says, “Where have all the people gone?”

Michael J. Kelly and Martha Hall Kelly purchased 28 Black Point Road in Chilmark from Magdalene M. Cullen for $1,725,000 on Jan. 31.

James Anderson Province, a mixed breed dog and Caribbean transplant who lived in West Tisbury for the past nine years, died on Nov. 19 at home, surrounded by the love of his owner Lil Province.

Experience America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway, which runs every Thursday night through March 6.

Six riparian owners want to use herbicides to control phragmites in Squibnocket Pond. The town wants to block them, citing rules that prohibit pesticides around the pond. On advice of counsel, selectmen will ask the Supreme Judicial Court to decide the dispute.

RE/MAX on the Cape and Islands is sponsoring a first-time home buyers seminar on Monday, Feb. 10.

Vocalizations are starting up on land and although it may not feel like it, spring is almost here.

The roots of my obsession (and affection) include turnips, parsnips and rutabagas. These ground-growing goodies will provide the last of the local harvest, leaving me with a long wait for the Island’s spring greens and a few months of well-traveled, grocery-bought vegetables.