Chris Manning beat out incumbent Gary Haley by just five votes at the annual town election Thursday.
Aquinnah residents dedicated more than $500,000 to improving municipal infrastructure and town-owned properties at the annual town meeting Tuesday.
Incumbent Gary Haley, current chair of the board, is facing off against Chris Manning, Gay Head lighthouse keeper. 
Jennifer and Delmont Araujo, of Aquinnah, announce the birth of a daughter, Emerson Virginia Araujo, born on Jan. 23.
Jasmine Sherman and Andrew Sherman, of Aquinnah, announce the birth of a daughter, Winona Sky Sherman, born on Oct. 1.
Viktoriya and Jeffrey Duarte, of Aquinnah, announce the birth of a son, Atlas Jeffrey Duarte, born on August 3rd at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. Atlas weighed 8 pounds, 3.4 ounces at birth.
Marjorie Gunther Hockmuth died quietly at Cornerstone of Hampton in Hampton, N.H. in the fall of 2023.
The family of Len Butler of Aquinnah invites the Island community to a celebration of his life on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. at the Gay Head Lighthouse.