Attorneys for MVC File Court Briefs

By JULIA WELLS

Attorneys for the town of Oak Bluffs and the Martha's Vineyard Commission returned a serve this week in a high-stakes legal dispute that will ultimately test the power of the Martha's Vineyard Commission to review affordable housing projects under state law.

Tisbury Selectmen Clash With Their Police Chief; Will Not Reappoint Him

By JOSHUA SABATINI

As the Tisbury selectmen exchanged a series of terse memos with their chief of police, John McCarthy, the chief revealed this week that he's been put on notice: The selectmen, who also serve as police commissioners, do not intend to reappoint him when his three-year contract expires in June.

Trees all along the perimeter of the southern woodlands in Oak Bluffs are plastered with bright yellow No Trespassing signs. Over at town hall, the town clerk is verifying a petition with more than 250 signatures demanding a vote on whether to take the 270 acres by eminent domain.

Trees all along the perimeter of the southern woodlands in Oak Bluffs are plastered with bright yellow No Trespassing signs. Over at town hall, the town clerk is verifying a petition with more than 250 signatures demanding a vote on whether to take the 270 acres by eminent domain.

Trees all along the perimeter of the southern woodlands in Oak Bluffs are plastered with bright yellow No Trespassing signs. Over at town hall, the town clerk is verifying a petition with more than 250 signatures demanding a vote on whether to take the 270 acres by eminent domain.

A month ago, the death decree for an Oak Bluffs dog implicated in a cat-killing incident was unanimous. But last week, acting on an appeal from the dog's owners, Edgartown district court magistrate Thomas Teller spared the pet's life and overturned the ruling of all five Oak Bluffs selectmen.