Glenn Hearn Is Elected to West Tisbury Board in Startling Upset Win

By JULIA WELLS

In a stunning upset that rocked the old guard political network on the Vineyard, Glenn Hearn ousted four-term West Tisbury selectman Cynthia Mitchell in the annual town election yesterday, beating her by just 20 votes in a tight race that drew a huge crowd of voters.

Inn Demolition Stirs Complaint

Fiberglass Particles and Debris Floating in Air Bring Worries from Downtown Businesses; No Notification to DEP

By JOSHUA SABATINI

As demolition of the Tisbury Inn began earlier this week, unexpected high winds caused bright pink shreds of fiberglass insulation and other debris from the project to swirl through Main street, prompting complaints from downtown businesses and beyond.

MVC Comes Under Fire; Leaders Assess the Future

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

For the first time in years, one Vineyard town has decided to take steps to withdraw from the Martha's Vineyard Commission, leaving the 25-year-old regional planning agency with a new set of quandaries and new battles to fight. On the surface it appears that the commission is under siege on a variety of fronts, both inside and out.

Massive Warrant for Annual Meeting Confronts Edgartown Voters Tuesday

By MANDY LOCKE

Edgartown voters will face 70 articles - dense with pages worth of zoning regulation proposals - at their annual town meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Old Whaling Church.

Labor Board Hears Testimony on Union

Hearings Are Held to Determine Whether Union Vote at Community Services Should Be Narrow or Broad

By MANDY LOCKE

After two full days of testimony before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Boston last week to determine which Martha's Vineyard Community Services employees may vote to unionize, the administration and Island Counseling Center petitioners for a union reached no agreement.

A political unknown is trying to topple two incumbents for a seat on the board of selectmen in Oak Bluffs. Mark Alwardt, a shingler with no experience in town politics, is hoping to tap into the voter discontent in town and go straight to the top board.