The Martha’s Vineyard Commission closed a public hearing on a proposed takeout window at the Barn and Bowl Bistro in Oak Bluffs amid questions about traffic.

The Tisbury harbor master’s fire patrol boat sank at its Owen Park slip in an early October storm because a deck hatch was left unsecured, according to a loss and damage survey.

Work has begun to remediate a heating oil spill that occurred just off Main street in Edgartown this past summer.

The Tisbury School needs more than classrooms to properly educate and care for children, school committee member Mike Watts told town selectmen.

At a special election Wednesday, voters agreed 78-22 to exempt $440,000 from the provisions of Proposition 2 1/2.