Mr. Buchwald Leaves Hospice to Come Home

By ART BUCHWALD
Special to the Vineyard Gazette

During the period when I had a lot of time to think I spent a lot of time thinking about the Vineyard.

Fomer Board Member Michael Dutton Is Hired to Post After Other Finalist Pulls Name from Consideration

Only hours after learning that one of the two remaining candidates had withdrawn his name from consideration, the Oak Bluffs selectmen yesterday voted to hire former selectman Michael Dutton as the new town administrator.

Mr. Dutton will replace Casey Sharpe. who resigned abruptly last month and ends her tenure with the town this week.

Sitting in a circle on the floor of tribal headquarters in Aquinnah yesterday, roughly 20 town children were talking about the history of whaling w

A small group of boaters in Menemsha are making some loud noise this summer about harbor regulations that limit the length of boats and put stricter limits on length of stay.

The boaters say the regulations are discriminatory, but Chilmark selectmen say they are simply protecting the safety and aesthetics of the fishing village.

State Assumes Lead Role in Moving Stranded Boat off Norton Point Beach

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Favorable tides may help in the removal of a 71-foot abandoned sea scalloper that has been stranded on Norton Point Beach for nearly two weeks, raising concerns about the environmental effects both on the beach and on the coastal birds nesting nearby.

The New Bedford vessel Midnight Rider could be removed as early as Thursday, with officials looking at astronomical high tides this week to help with its removal.

Street Fair Draws Thousands to Tisbury

By BEN LURIE