The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has cut just over 130 square miles from a wide swath of ocean south of the Vineyard potentially open to wind farm developers.

The Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank announced Wednesday that president and chief executive officer Christopher Wells has resigned.

Bank trustees announced the resignation in a brief press release, saying only that Mr. Wells had resigned effective immediately for personal reasons.

“We thank Chris for his service to the bank and wish him well in his future endeavors,” said board chairman Philip J. Norton Jr.

Thomas J. Sharkey, chief financial officer at the bank, has been appointed interim president and chief executive officer.

Freetown voters overwhelming voiced opposition to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) building a casino in their town at a special town election Tuesday night.

The vote was 954 against and 308 in favor of the tribe building a Class III casino. A total of 1,262 voters turned out to the polls, about 22 per cent voter turnout,Freetown assistant town clerk Diane Souza said. She said the annual town election in April saw 15 per cent voter turnout.

A Boston man was arraigned in Edgartown district court Tuesday morning on several rape charges after allegedly assaulting an Oak Bluffs woman in Chilmark.

Bryant K. Brown, 33, of Boston was charged with eight counts, including assault to murder, assault to rape, three counts of aggravated rape, kidnapping and indecent assault and battery on someone older than 60 or disabled.

The victim was a 28-year-old woman who is disabled, assistant district attorney Laura Marshard said.

The Dukes County commissioners will consider five candidates, ranging in background from attorneys to management positions, for the position of county manager. Four candidates are from the Vineyard, one is from the mainland.

For the second season in a row, every eligible Vineyard team has qualified for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association tournament.

The softball team defeated Bourne 11-5 on Friday for their 10th win of the season, making them the final squad to advance to the playoffs. The girls earned an eleventh-hour trip to the postseason last year as well, winning four out of their last six games.

Four hundred and forty runners took place in the annual Memorial Day 5K, held in Oak Bluffs on Sunday. Chris Magill of Cumberland, R.I. took first place, 12 seconds ahead of Cory Loonan, of Oak Bluffs, who finished in 16 minutes and 14 seconds. 

Marisa Strange of Pleasant Valley, N.Y. was the first female finisher, coming in at 18 minutes and 50 seconds. A full list of runners and their results is available at http://www.coolrunning.com/results/12/ma/May27_OakBlu_set1.shtml.

Senior pitcher Will Stewart allowed just four hits Friday afternoon against visiting Bourne, pitching a complete game shutout in his final regular-season appearance on the mound. The Vineyarders defeated the Canalmen 3-0 to end the season with a 12-8 record. They will learn their seeding for the MIAA tournament on Tuesday.

One of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speeches before the Civil War concluded: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Sage words then and now. For much of our history, differences of opinion made us stronger and the American character matured. The founding fathers gave us the gift of their wisdom and foresight. I think they would be displeased with our current president who seems more comfortable playing up our differences rather than trying to bind us together.

The following is an open letter to Cape and Islands state Sen. Dan Wolf:

The Web site ae911truth.org is made up of a group of 1,700 nonpartisan, licensed architects and engineers who have challenged the official 911 Commission Report, arguing that the report’s conclusion is not only from an engineering point of view unprecedented and impossible, but that the report itself is fraudulent and misrepresentative of the facts and not inclusive of all the facts and evidence that had been made available to the commission