War Photos Wanted

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum is seeking photographs from World War II and of wartime activity on the Vineyard, for possible use in the gallery that will open Memorial Day to expand the current exhibit, Those Who Serve — Martha’s Vineyard and World War II.

Photos will be scanned and the originals returned. Donations to the permanent collection also will be considered and welcomed.

Political Notebook

Super Tuesday kicked off the Island political season this week, and the four annual town meetings in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury were notable for their themes of economy and tight purse strings in these financially straitened times.

Roses for the Chief

She stepped into the job sixteen years ago, quietly making history as the first woman police chief on the Vineyard. And this week, just as quietly, Beth Toomey retired from the job.

Chilmark Tavern will introduce back door dinner sales of prepared foods as well as seafood, steaks and sauces for your home grill when the up-Island eatery reopens on May 6, serving dinner Tuesday through Sunday until Memorial Day.

When the restaurant begins seven days a week service at the end of May, through Labor Day, it will feature a daily bring-your-own-booze happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. with a raw bar, signature lobster rolls, burgers and other lighter fare. Full dinners will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The high school boys’ tennis team has jumped out to another strong start, winning four of its first five matches, while the softball team under new coach Donald Herman has also started strong with a 4-2 record.

Mussel Talk

New Zealand aquaculturist Kevin Heasman will discuss offshore mussel farming programs as they are run in the southern hemisphere, and the possibility of applying those techniques in Vineyard waters, at the Chilmark library on Wednesday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m.

Olivia the Pig

The Sustainable Book Club, an Islandwide book group which reads and discusses books that examine our relationship with nature, began in 2008 and, after a hiatus in 2009, is back

The group is an opportunity to initiate community conversations and encourage participants to contemplate their impact on our Island and our planet.

The schedule of books and locations is:

Wednesday, April 21, 5:30 p.m. to discuss Collapse by Jared Diamond, at Vineyard Haven Library

By MEGAN DOOLEY

Armed with windbreakers and sunglasses — and plenty of coffee in paper cups, a modest group of Islanders rose Sunday morning, following an opening gala the night before that crept into the wee hours, to witness the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

A memorial service for Tom Osmers at the Chilmark Community Center on Saturday ended with the arrest of well-known Menemsha fisherman Karsten D. Larsen, amid allegations that he groped a 15-year-old girl and punched a teenage boy.

Mr. Larsen, 43, of Flanders Lane, Menemsha, was charged with three counts of threat to commit a crime, two charges of assault and battery and one count of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over. During his arraignment on Monday a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf, and he was released on $1,000 bail.