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.

Given the recent dead turkeys found in Edgartown (some of them are being tested for the avian flu) it is prudent to be careful even though the flu has not yet been detected on the Vineyard.

Though influenza, colloquially known as the flu, is endemic, meaning always-present, the latest eruption of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is causing concern.

With the constant below-freezing temperatures and the parade of weekly storms, this is beginning to feel like the winters of my childhood.

Twenty dead wild turkeys in Edgartown lead health official to suspect bird flu. And the Steamship Authority says it's system is ready for the summer crush of reservations.

It is always nice and uplifting to see the blue sky. The temperature has been back and forth, but it was in the 40s and walking outside was bearable.

Even for the hardiest New Englanders, February is often the longest, shortest month.

Nicole Cabot is celebrating a storybook ending to a family legend.