Reacting to an April 7 letter from the federal agency, selectmen sounded off about the decision to dredge Menemsha channel despite the town’s objections. “I’m not surprised but I am ticked off,” said selectman Jonathan Mayhew.

The Aquinnah selectmen voted to hire International Chimney to relocate the lighthouse. The Buffalo, N.Y., company was the sole bidder and is already known on the Island, where it moved the Schifter home on Chappaquiddick last summer

On Saturday the Film Center screened the documentary Love Free or Die about Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop. Filmmaker Macky Alston was on hand to talk about the experience of witnessing history in the making, both for the Episcopal Church and for the nation.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been looking for an organization to take over the marine mammal stranding program since January, with no response.

A group of Blacksmith Valley residents are now proposing an alternative plan to one that was negotiated by the town of Chilmark over several months. At the annual town meeting two weeks from today, voters will be asked to decide on a direction for the town.