In front of a roaring home crowd Thursday afternoon, both the Martha’s Vineyard boys’ and girls’ tennis teams punched their tickets to the state semifinals with convincing wins in the Elite Eight.
The Chilmark Town Affairs Council announced its new officers earlier this week, with Michelle O’Connor taking over as the chair.
The Chilmark Community Center announced its summer programming and staff on Tuesday, with longtime tennis pro Eddie Stahl notably not on the list.
A long-simmering controversy about the use and management of Chilmark’s town tennis courts will come before voters at annual town meeting next week, where residents will also weigh in on upping the short-term rental tax, a variety of funding articles and a nearly $14.5 million budget.
A longstanding controversy over the operations and management of the tennis program at the Chilmark Community Center came to a head this week when a citizen petition was presented to the select board.
The Vineyard tennis teams opened the season in a decisive way Friday, with both the girls and boys teams defeating their opponents from Lowell Catholic High School 5-0.