Some of the Island's heavy hitters in shellfish and water quality management are warning MassHighway to slow its plans for the construction of a temporary drawbridge across Lagoon Pond.

On Monday they will travel to Boston to ask officials at the state agency to build time into the project schedule for an environmental study.

High School Gets a Boost

Is Accredited for Next 10 Years By Visiting Team, Which Also Offers a ‘Snapshot' Look at Class Statistics

By CHRIS BURRELL

They praised teachers for retooling the curriculum and the principal for reaching out to the community with her monthly coffee meetings.

In the end, a 72-page report from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Commission on Public Secondary Schools has accredited the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School for another 10 years.

Crackdown at the Harbor: Can It Help Those Who Wait Years for Moorings?

By MANDY LOCKE

There's about to be a crackdown in Edgartown's harbor - new mooring regulations aim to fix a system in which some boaters have been waiting a generation for a place to put their vessel.

Securing a permanent mooring in any East Coast port town these days is often a challenge. But in Edgartown's inner harbor - one of two Island towns that still permit private moorings - it's practically impossible.

George Manter, Police Chief for 26 Years, Filled Up the Doorways of West Tisbury

George Whitten Manter, a native son of West Tisbury who served his nation as a soldier in Korea and his town as chief of police for 26 years, died Saturday, Nov. 8, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after a long illness.

Tisbury Prods Captain Douglas on His Right to Vote in Town

By ALEXIS TONTI

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Tisbury board of registrars plans to challenge the residency of one of the town's voters.

At issue is whether Robert S. Douglas, founder of the Black Dog Tavern and captain of the schooner Shenandoah, has the right to vote in Tisbury, by claiming a residence on Beach street extension while actually living in West Tisbury.

Jenney Lane Plan Wins Unanimous Approval at MVC

By MANDY LOCKE

After nearly four months of review, the Martha's Vineyard Commission last night unanimously approved a 10-unit affordable housing project for the center of a densely-settled Edgartown neighborhood just behind Upper Main street.