The West Tisbury selectmen have terminated town animal control officer Prudence Fisher, who had been on the job for nine months. Her assistant, Tony Cordray, has been named acting animal control officer.

West Tisbury voters go to the polls next week to choose between two environmentally conscious, civic-minded, former college professors for selectman.

West Tisbury selectmen voted this week to suspend a taxi driver’s permit for two weeks, following a complaint of an incident over the summer.

Some day soon, West Tisbury could be the next stop for people looking for a place to charge their electric cars.

The West Tisbury selectmen became the second town board this week to back an initiative seeking a ban of single-use plastic bags.

Two bids came in over the amount appropriated by voters last spring. The town selectmen said this week they will now take steps to replace only part of the fence.

The West Tisbury selectmen on Wednesday agreed to review zoning rules for the Agricultural Hall after concern that the number of events held each year on the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society grounds off Panhandle Road may be over the limit.

West Tisbury animal control officer Joan Jenkinson told selectmen Wednesday that the birds on Mill Pond leave the pond too often, threatening their safety.

The West Tisbury selectmen Wednesday signed an agreement with the nonprofit Island Housing Trust to accept payment in lieu of taxes for three new apartments at Sepiessa.

What to do with the old West Tisbury police station building was a topic for discussion before the town selectmen this week. Situated on the Mill Pond at the entrance to town, the building has been vacant since April when the police department moved into new headquarters behind the public safety building in North Tisbury.