Mars is going to be our favorite planet in the New Year. If you haven't seen it lately, the time approaches when it will be at its brightest and prominent in our night sky. The planet comes up late in the night. Look after 10 p.m. for it rising in the east. Later is better.

Aquinnah

SVLA LLC. purchased 1 Skipper View Lane in Aquinnah from MOTCO LLC. for $4,575,000 on Nov. 19.

Aquinnah Property LLC purchased 6 Beach Plum Way in Aquinnah from Timothy M. Collins and Susan M. Collins for $ 3,725,000 on Nov. 22.

Chilmark

Andrew Marcus and Catherine Marcus purchased 49 Tilton Road in Chilmark from Wilks Chilmark LLC. for $7,650,000 on Nov. 21.

Edgartown

Richie and Leigh Ann Yuen, of Oak Bluffs , announce the birth of a grandchild, Romy Jacklin Pisano, born on Nov. 16

From the Nov. 30, 1979 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: The north end of Tisbury’s Main street will change dramatically this winter, ending the era of the town five-and-ten-cent store when fistfuls of candy were bought for a penny and household trinkets were bagged for two-bits.

We finally got some much needed rain. As an outdoor worker, it’s always a relief to come inside for a day or two.

While scrolling through the PBS website looking for something that had been recommended to me, I came across the name Howard Thurman.

Margaret Knight wrote this column for many years before she turned it over to me many years ago.

We finally got some much needed rain. I certainly slowed down the outside decorations, but there is always next week.

Being grateful isn’t always easy, but there is so much here to be thankful for, so I’m going to give it a try.

It is late November. The southward migration that started in late June is still continuing but at a much lower rate.