James H. Crocker Jr., Barnstable (Osterville) Republican and candidate for state senator.

Julian Cyr, Truro Democrat and candidate for state senator.

Anthony Schiavi, Harwich Republican, candidate for state senate.

Dylan Fernandes, Falmouth Democrat, candidate for state representative.

A plan by the Oak Bluffs water district to build a solar array off Barnes Road has been downsized, but continues to draw heat from ecologists who oppose removing a large swath of old-growth forest.

Upcoming repairs to Memorial Wharf will likely be less extensive and far cheaper than previously thought, Edgartown selectmen learned this week.