With the Gay Head Light relocation project under way and temporary parking rules in place at Aquinnah Circle, shop owners at the cliffs are hoping to weather the changes and eventually to benefit from the publicity surrounding the move.

Aquinnah voters on Wednesday backed a $120,000 tax override related to the town’s high school assessment and re-elected incumbent selectman Jim Newman. About 40 per cent of registered voters turned out for the town election Wednesday.

Aquinnah voters gave the final go-ahead Tuesday for the purchase of a new building for the Center for Living to serve Island seniors, approved a $4.1 million annual operating budget and heard an update on town efforts to move the Gay Head Light.

A newly renovated Capawock theatre in Vineyard Haven is quickly taking shape, and on Monday afternoon, the front doors were wide open and the occasional visitor wandered in. An opening gala is set for May 29. It's the same story at the Strand in Oak Bluffs, with an opening planned for June 19.

In the only contested race in Aquinnah this year, longtime selectman James Newman will face challenger Barbara Bassett for a three-year term on the board. The town election is Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. at the Aquinnah town office building.

Town meeting season comes to an end as Aquinnah gathers for its meeting Tuesday; the town will have the final say in whether to pay for the purchase of a new Center for Living for Island seniors. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, following a special town meeting at 6:45 p.m.