Fomer Board Member Michael Dutton Is Hired to Post After Other
Finalist Pulls Name from Consideration

Only hours after learning that one of the two remaining candidates
had withdrawn his name from consideration, the Oak Bluffs selectmen
yesterday voted to hire former selectman Michael Dutton as the new town
administrator.

Mr. Dutton will replace Casey Sharpe. who resigned abruptly last
month and ends her tenure with the town this week.

Sitting in a circle on the floor of tribal headquarters in Aquinnah yesterday, roughly 20 town children were talking about the history of whaling when the conversation quickly turned to how excited they were about playing on a slide and possibly going swimming later in the afternoon.

Officials from both the town and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) are equally excited about the collaborative children summer program, which opened yesterday morning.

A small group of boaters in Menemsha are making some loud noise this
summer about harbor regulations that limit the length of boats and put
stricter limits on length of stay.

The boaters say the regulations are discriminatory, but Chilmark
selectmen say they are simply protecting the safety and aesthetics of
the fishing village.

The ominous, quickening strains that can mean only one thing -
the shark is near and getting nearer - are slated to fill Ocean
Park in Oak Bluffs at an August 5 open-air screening of Jaws.

Netflix, a company that operates a DVD mail rental service, has
applied to the Oak Bluffs Park Commission to show the movie at the park
off Seaview avenue. Admission would be free. The commission was
scheduled to vote on the application last night.

State Assumes Lead Role in Moving Stranded Boat off Norton Point
Beach

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Favorable tides may help in the removal of a 71-foot abandoned sea
scalloper that has been stranded on Norton Point Beach for nearly two
weeks, raising concerns about the environmental effects both on the
beach and on the coastal birds nesting nearby.

The New Bedford vessel Midnight Rider could be removed as early as
Thursday, with officials looking at astronomical high tides this week to
help with its removal.

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Street Fair Draws Thousands to Tisbury

By BEN LURIE

Delores Stevens Enlivens Music of Modern Era

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

In 1971, on the occasion of Tisbury's tercentenary, the
Montagnana Trio of Caroline Worthington (cello), John Gates (clarinet)
and Delores Stevens (piano) was invited to Martha's Vineyard to
participate in the celebration.

The trio, consisting of musicians who had built an international
reputation, accepted the offer.

Delores Stevens Enlivens Music of Modern Era

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

In 1971, on the occasion of Tisbury\'s tercentenary, the
Montagnana Trio of Caroline Worthington (cello), John Gates (clarinet)
and Delores Stevens (piano) was invited to Martha\'s Vineyard to
participate in the celebration.

The trio, consisting of musicians who had built an international
reputation, accepted the offer.

Who Will Take the Baton Next: One Boomer Ponders Future

By IAN FEIN

It took V. Jaime Hamlin almost an hour to get to Edgartown from her
Vineyard Haven home on Wednesday.

And the traffic congestion on this rainy day after the Fourth of
July highlighted one of her primary concerns about the fate of the
Island. She worries that the Vineyard is becoming too popular for its
own good.

The word on the street was no throwing candy. This year, citing
safety reasons, volunteers at the Fourth of July parade in Edgartown
would instead walk alongside the floats handing out candy. Despite the
new rule, children and their parents appeared unfazed on Tuesday
afternoon as they began lining up to celebrate the country's 230th
birthday.