A California woman who owns a spectacular property overlooking the ocean in Chilmark has been told she can't rent the spot out for any more wedding

Some Transitions, New Faces as Farms Stand Ready for the Growing Season

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Vineyard farmers are primed for the growing season. The soil is properly watered and now it is time for some serious sunshine.

Sgt. William L. Searle, state environmental police officer for the Vineyard, will retire from his post at the end of this month. Sergeant Searle, who is 54, is retiring for personal reasons, on June 30. He and his wife, Linda, are selling their Island home and moving to Florida.

Chilmarkers had just days from the time Alex Preston announced his plans to step aside as selectman to the deadline for returning papers for town o

Foes of Patriot Act Convince Aquinnah

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Aquinnah voters unanimously approved a resolution challenging the Patriot Act at their special town meeting on Wednesday. The voice vote brought unified applause. For those campaigning to bring the resolution to other towns, the support was firm.

Specifically, the resolution aims to exempt the town from articles in the USA Patriot Act, passed after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which limit the protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

Heralded as the last of the coastal steamships in America, the steamer Nobska will be scrapped if her owners are unable to find a way to float her