A property abutting the town hall could become the new headquarters for Tri-Town ambulance, if voters agree at the annual town meeting next spring.

After wide-ranging discussion Tuesday, Oak Bluffs selectmen directed their town administrator to seek a new consultant to guide the board in deciding whether to renovate the current town hall or explore other options.

The governing board for the boat line agreed Tuesday to hold additional meetings over the winter months to discuss the 140-page independent review.

The Steamship Authority needs to change its management culture or face more potentially dangerous disruptions in service, the leader of a five-month study of boat line operations said Monday.

After three interviews and a brief deliberation, Edgartown selectmen chose Karen Medeiros as their new town clerk on Monday. Mrs. Medeiros has worked as assistant town clerk for the past 27 years.