Voters Approve Aquinnah Budget; School Money Faces Override Vote

By JOSHUA SABATINI

At a town meeting marked by lengthy debate and intermittent confusion, Aquinnah voters approved a $1.78 million general operating budget and agreed to put $271,000 of the budget for the elementary school to a Proposition 2 1/2 override vote before deciding to cut the meeting short about two hours in.

Former Tisbury selectman A. Kirk Briggs was convicted of drunk driving and vehicular homicide yesterday in Edgartown District Court and sentenced to 21 months in the Dukes County jail.

A third commercial airline has launched service to Martha's Vineyard Airport, joining Cape Air and the returning US Airways Express in serving Isla

Aquinnah Voters Face Town Meeting Vote On $2 Million Budget

By JOSHUA SABATINI

The last town meeting of the Island's political season takes place in Aquinnah on Tuesday, when residents will gather in the town hall at 7 p.m. to vote on a $2,056,058 operating budget and 14 warrant articles.

Although predicting the need for a Proposition 2 1/2 override, selectmen are in the dark as to the exact status of the town's free cash.

Blood Wedding

All in Spanish: Students Make First DVD Film

By ALEXIS TONTI

In October, students at the regional high school began an adaptation of the Spanish play Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) by Federico Garcia Lorca. The project aimed to produce the school's first student-made DVD film, complete with English subtitles. They thought it couldn't be much different than a theatre production. As it turns out, no one had any idea what they were getting into.

Islanders Denounce Effort To Smear MVC Officials

By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer

A growing array of residents and public officials - both inside and outside the Martha's Vineyard Commission - called this week for an end to the smear campaign that targets three commission members who voted against the Down Island Golf Club plan.