MassHighway officials say they will put plans for a temporary replacement for the Lagoon Pond drawbridge on hold until Island residents decide whether to nurse the existing bridge along until a new permanent structure is built.

The state agency also says it will involve the Island in the design of a new permanent bridge at the outset of the planning process - a departure from previous department policy of consulting residents only after plans have been drafted.

Joanne Nutting is one of the 27 people who crashed a moped on the Vineyard last year and ended up in the emergency room at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Stanley Nelson: His Oak Bluffs Story Will Air on Public TV

By JESSIE ROYCE HILL

Early in A Place of Our Own, Stanley Nelson's documentary about the African-American community on the Vineyard, his father states that "we didn't come to Martha's Vineyard, we came to Oak Bluffs."

Principal Advances Her Inquiry on Drugs, Asks Students' Help

By CHRIS BURRELL

Less than three weeks after she apologized for overstating the problem of marijuana use by students on the regional high school campus, principal Peg Regan has put the pot issue right back on the front burner - at student council, the school committee and her monthly parents meeting.

Mrs. Regan's approach this week was less about gauging the magnitude of the problem and more about formulating the best response from the school.

Exercise Caution Over Blind Trust, Commission Told

By MANDY LOCKE

Pleas to the Martha's Vineyard Commission to slow plans for creating a blind trust came from every possible side last night - supporters, critics and even the agency's own members.

Three of the commission's newest members opposed the formation of such a charitable trust, and several other members demanded further investigation before accepting gifts from the trust.