The first two snowy owls showed up on Thanksgiving Day.

The Farm Neck Foundation announced $94,500 in grants to Martha’s Vineyard organizations for the year 2021.

The Edgartown and West Tisbury select boards pressed the pause button this week on a draft article to create an Islandwide housing bank, after a review by town counsel raised questions.

Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce executive director Nancy Gardella announced her resignation Tuesday after 15 years heading the organization. Ms. Gardella will leave her post at the end of the year, an announcement said.

The Trustees of Reservations announced it has tapped John Judge to be the new chief executive officer and president of the nonprofit conservation organization.

The Girl Scouts are back to cookie making and the time is now to get your boxes of Thin Mints, Caramel Delights, Do-Si-Dos, Toffi-tastics and more.

The tax rate for property in West Tisbury will decline in 2022 after the town select board accepted a new tax rate of $5.82, down from $6.10 this year.

Having never written a traditional book for a musical before Sunday — and having seen few musicals — working with Sondheim became my education.

Covid-19 cases on the Vineyard spiked sharply upward last week, with Island boards of health reporting 76 confirmed cases over a seven-day period from Nov. 28 through Dec. 4. Another 19 cases were reported for Sunday and Monday.

In the mountain range of German art songs, spanning the middle ages to modern times, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey) stands out as one of the pinnacles.