Vineyard-Born Mayhew Brothers Hope to Preserve Rural Lifestyle

BY IAN FEIN

When the time comes to raise a family, Jeremy Mayhew hopes that his children will be able to enjoy the same small-town, rural lifestyle that he has shared with many generations of Mayhews before him. He wants them to be able to leave their keys on the car seat, without locking the door, and to be able to see all the stars at night.

One year after forcing out family members who ran a popular up-Island bakery there for roughly a decade, the owners of the Vineyard Foodshop in North Tisbury appear to have abandoned the business and reportedly plan to sell the landmark property.

They are also now the subject of a lawsuit, filed by the West Tisbury board of health in Dukes County Superior Court last week, that seeks to compel them to cease and desist from discharging wastewater into a failed septic system.

After a lengthy partisan debate, the Massachusetts state senate yesterday afternoon approved special legislation to create public housing banks on

Cronig\'s Asks Paper or Polypropylene?

By RACHEL NAVA ROHR

Starting soon, Cronig\'s markets will offer an eco-friendly bagging alternative at the check-out counter: polypropylene shopping bags.

Cronig\'s bought 5,000 of the bags from 1 Bag at a Time, a company started last year by Aquinnah summer resident Lisa Foster.

Change Eyed in School Pact

Up-Island Regional Agreement Could See a Major Overhaul if Aquinnah Has Its Way; Cost Remains the Issue

By IAN FEIN

With tensions brewing and the fate of the Up-Island Regional School District back in the spotlight, the regional school committee will meet twice next week to consider changes to the agreement that formed the district. And after the release of two separate financial studies about the district this spring, school committee members are feeling pressure from opposing fronts.

A Middlesex Superior Court judge last week upheld the validity of a unique townwide planning and zoning district in Aquinnah.