"The Tisbury Police Department environment is dysfunctional, at best, with continual tension between police officers and management," declares a new report made public at the Feb. 27 meeting of the Tisbury board of selectmen. The 22-page report is the product of a four-month study commissioned by selectmen and undertaken by seasonal Island resident Robert Wasserman of the consulting firm PSComm LLC.

Hockey Coach Reinstated

By COLE LOUISON

Mike Jackson was reinstated as head coach of the hockey team Monday after serving a week-long suspension for destroying a second-place trophy following a tournament game against rival Shrewsbury on Feb. 18.

"I made a mistake," Mr. Jackson told the Gazette. "And I learned from it, there's no doubt about that."

Mr. Jackson met with principal Peg Regan on Feb. 20 and admitted to smashing a tournament trophy with a hammer, the action for which he was suspended.

Officials from the Martha's Vineyard chapter of Habitat for Humanity announced this week that they have signed a purchase and sales agreement to bu

Basketball Team Wins

By KATHERINE WILEY

Tuesday afternoon, the Martha's Vineyard boys' varsity basketball team showed what a burst of energy, a dose of teamwork and a foundation of hard work can do. It can get you a win in the preliminary round of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Division 3 basketball tournament.

The Vineyarders kept the fans on the edge of their seats, overcoming a large deficit and beating 19t-seeded Old Rochester 55-51 in a hard-fought game at the Vineyard's regional high school.

Lenny Clarke steals doughnuts from co-workers' desks, sleeps in the office when his sister in law is visiting and would rather nap than watch for crooks. At least that's the case when he's playing detective Frank Harrigan on the new comedy, The Job, that debuts Wednesday, March 14 at 9:30 p.m. on ABC. In real life, Mr. Clarke drinks tea, enjoys a daily swim in the summer and is a year-round Chilmark resident.

A pair of hefty private property sales in Edgartown boosted revenues at the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank to a new record this week.