An excited, yet not quite frantic, bustle around West Tisbury's Agricultural Hall suggests that it's that time again.

With only two months to go before the Oak Bluffs wastewater plant switches into gear, the town has no one to man the operation.

When's the last time your doctor checked with your chiropractor about that back injury? Or how about that free screening for colon cancer?

Convinced there's no way to make rental mopeds safe on the Vineyard, Oak Bluffs selectmen this week threw their support behind proposed state legislation that would require anyone renting a moped to have a motorcycle license.

About the only thing missing at Tuesday's meeting of the Oak Bluffs selectmen with seasonal residents was the tar and feathers. Town leaders took a verbal drubbing from residents fed up with delays, costs and the visual impact of the town sewer project.

Relief is expected tonight from the Island's first significant heat wave of the year. Forecasters are predicting the heat wave, which has sent thousands to the beach and created long lines for ice at Vineyard stores, will likely end tonight with the arrival of a cold front from Canada.

Temperatures in the last two days have hit the 90s in the shade, which is rare for the Vineyard.