As Aquinnah Struggles, Pact with Tribe Recalled

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

The agreement grew out of formal mediation and was signed in 1994 during one of the most heated debates in the history of the town, but today it is a forgotten document, the details fuzzy and faded, even in the memories of the people who signed it.

No More Picking: Vineyard's Last Landfill Closes; Some Mourn It

By MANDY LOCKE

The days of dump picking, finding a treasure in another man's trash, drew to a close on the Island this week.

Hot doughnuts from the back door of an Oak Bluffs bakery may be a popular late-night delicacy, but a hard-line decree from the town's board of health this week slammed the door shut.

The Fourth of July weekend is here. Roses are in full bloom.

A Small School's Examination: Can Chilmark Attract Others?

By CHRIS BURRELL

They like the small classes, the low student-to-teacher ratio and the strong feeling of community at the Chilmark School.

But some of the parents surveyed this spring by a new task force investigating reasons for low enrollment gave the grammar school low marks in the areas of communication, leadership and staff turnover.

If the Vineyard suddenly smelled a little better this weekend, you can thank the army of volunteers at the Tisbury animal shelter who scrubbed, lat