Cranberry Day observances brought the youngest and oldest members of the Wampanoag Tribe together on Tuesday. The weather couldn't have been better as the tribal nation celebrated its most popular holiday.

The end of the 56th annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is a day away. Many of the Island's top fishermen will fish right to the end, through tonight and into tomorrow. The derby will end when the headquarters at the foot of Main street in Edgartown close at 10 p.m. tomorrow.

An awards ceremony will take place Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Oak Bluffs nightclub Atlantic Connection.

Frank M. Fenner Jr. is Chilmark's newest selectman. He was elected overwhelmingly into office, winning 58 per cent of the vote in Wednesday's special election. He fills the unexpired term left vacant by the late Herbert Hancock. With 273 votes, he handily beat candidates Marc Villa (169 votes) and Elizabeth Pickett-Gray (24). There were 467 votes cast, and one blank ballot.

Tomorrow is election day in Chilmark. Three candidates are running for the seat left vacant by the death of selectman Herbert Hancock this spring. Polls at the Chilmark Community Center will be open from noon to 8 p.m.

The three candidates come from varied backgrounds. Elizabeth Pickett-Gray owns the Pickett House on South Road, and has never before held town office.

The Katama Bay oyster is the talk of Island raw bars. Lovers of seafood now have a local oyster available through most of the year. This Island oyster is making its way across the eastern seaboard to Washington, D.C., New York and Boston.

Chilmark voters, at a special town meeting on Tuesday, indefinitely postponed requests to fund major expansion projects at both the town hall and the public library.