Jordanian School Principal Pays Visit

By RACHEL KOVAC

Ibrahim Shhab trekked across the world to arrive on Martha's
Vineyard last Wednesday as part of a Fulbright program which takes
school administrators from around the world and sends them to different
countries to learn about education.

Grand Slam Tests Mettle of Derby Anglers

By MAX HART

When Thomas Ronan started fishing the Martha's Vineyard
Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby in the late 1980s, he never thought much
about catching anything other than striped bass.

State officials who oversee the hunting and management of deer will host a rare meeting tomorrow afternoon on the Vineyard - and while there is no formal proposal on the table, spokesmen for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife said they will accept public comment on the subject of extending the shotgun season for deer.

Questions Continue to Pile Up for Cozy Hearth Housing Plan

By IAN FEIN

The Martha's Vineyard Commission last week stepped up its
scrutiny of an unusual affordable housing subdivision proposed for
Watcha Path in Edgartown.

After taking almost two hours of testimony in its third public
hearing session on the project, the commission sent applicant William
Bennett of Chilmark away last Thursday with a growing list of questions
and asked him to return with more detailed answers at another public
hearing next month.

Town waterway regulations were the topic of discussion on Tuesday night when members of the Tashmoo management committee, the harbor management committee and the general public met with the Tisbury selectmen.

In a special working session, the selectmen asked for public comment to clear up confusion over town mooring regulations, especially in Lake Tashmoo. The meeting was scheduled after a summer that saw several public disputes over increased rule enforcement at Lake Tashmoo.

Reading Rainbow: Books in Boxes, Library Moves to New Space

By RACHEL KOVAC

Boxes litter the large meeting room of the new Oak Bluffs library on
Pacific avenue. Marked carefully with numbers, each box is filled with
books that will slowly make their way onto shelves in the days and weeks
ahead.

Mitigation Plan Saves Rare Plants Alongside Purple Tiger Beetles; Sandy Pathways Are Created Across West Tisbury Road

Consider the outlook of a purple tiger beetle living at the Martha's Vineyard Airport.

For the beetle, life has been good. The climate is agreeable. Its ancestors have made their home there for generations. Best of all, there's been a nice sandy path where the beetle, a carnivorous sort, can more easily spot its meals moving along.

A longstanding land use battle off Moshup Trail in Aquinnah
resurfaced on another front this week, when the town conservation
commission took up the application of a landowner who wants to build in
and around a wetland.

Special Town Meeting Set in Chilmark

By BRIEN HEFLER

Harbor repairs, health insurance for firefighters, extending the
town building cap and a plan to lease out town property for a community
swimming pool will all come before Chilmark voters at a special town
meeting Monday night.

Set to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Chilmark Community Center, the
warrant includes 10 articles. Moderator Everett Poole will preside over
the special session.

If you ask Thomas Ronan, he'll tell you it was a great week of
fishing around the Island during the second week of the Martha's
Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.

But that is to be expected from someone who lands a 39.48-pound
striped bass that puts him atop the leader board and into the running
for a new truck.