Questioning the details of what took place in the May executive session that resulted in town administrator Casey Sharpe's departure from her post, the Oak Bluffs finance and advisory committee yesterday agreed to ask selectmen for more information - including written minutes of the closed-door session in which she was terminated without cause and an audio tape of that same meeting.

Most Vineyarders think of Labor Day weekend as the final push before the cathartic cleansing that comes with the departure of summer visitors. And now that it is over, business owners have a chance to catch their breath and evaluate how summer business fared. So far evaluations are mixed.

Contrary to what was announced publicly at the time, former Oak Bluffs town administrator Casey Sharpe did not resign three months ago, but was terminated without cause by the selectmen - at her own request - triggering a clause in her contract that paid her more than $76,000 in salary and benefits.

A team of Island police officers arrested a Martha's Vineyard Hospital doctor at his office Tuesday on an outstanding warrant from the state of California which charges him with illegally prescribing powerful diet pills over the Internet.

Dr. Gerald C. Morris, 35, is accused of being part of an international drug scheme involving the illegal prescription of drugs, money laundering and identity theft.

Nancy Gardella, the new executive director of the Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce, had a lesson in Island living shortly after moving here and starting her job last month.

Town Leaders Struggle to Place Controls on Taxi Fares With Little Success; for Consumers, Caveat Emptor

The debate has swirled for decades, and the issue seems to resurface every year during the hot summer months, when tourists are plentiful and taxicabs are flush with fares: why does the Island not have a uniform set of taxi regulations?