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.

A 33,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse is the centerpiece of the new Island Grown Farms, a planned campus-style educational farm under the Island Grown Initiative.

South Mountain Company of West Tisbury has been accepted for membership in Amicus — a national solar buying cooperative. Amicus is an association of independently owned solar companies that have joined forces to provide their customers with better industry pricing for products and services.

A general meeting of the Island Parents Advisory Council on Special Education begins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School culinary dining room.