The Vineyarders are off and running.

And running. And running some more.

Featuring an unrelenting rushing attack and with several key defensive plays, including a decisive turnover with less than a minute to play, the Vineyard football team rumbled past Carver's Crusaders, 21-14, in their season opener Friday night in Carver.

Putting aside for the moment concerns about potential costs involved in expanding their century-old library, Edgartown residents yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favor of purchasing an adjacent property.

Going into Tuesday's special town meeting and a crucial vote on the future of the Edgartown Free Public Library, the library trustees had two outstanding items on their wish list: strong backing from town leaders for their plan and a signed agreement with the owner of the Captain Warren House property. This week they got both.

Edgartown Library: A Critical Phase

By MAX HART

The Edgartown library must expand now or else fail the community it serves.

That's the message the board of trustees of the Edgartown Free Public Library is hoping to convey to town officials and voters this week as it starts a critical phase of its push for expansion of the century-old facility. A crucial vote next week will decide the first step in what the board hopes will be a successful bid to bring the library into the 21st century.

On a small patch of tar in front of the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority terminal, where Oak Bluffs avenue, Seaview avenue, Seaview avenue extension and the ferry pier all converge, Officer Matthew Stein is holding court.

It was in the Italian countryside five days ago that it finally hit home.