Following a period of financial confusion, the Aquinnah selectmen this week accepted the resignations of the town accountant and treasurer. Kimberly Brown, who was hired last year, submitted her letter of resignation in March. Peter Graczykowski, the town treasurer and human resources director, announced a short time later that he would resign to take another job. Both were part-time positions.

The late colorful Oak Bluffs character Eben Davis Bodfish (1869-1944) was known as a successful real estate agent who made his offices in the Greene’s Block building (just before DaRosa’s) on Circuit avenue. He built his practice with signs all over town saying, “Ask Eben” and “Lots for Little,” a tactic that certainly made him stand out.

Well, spring weather arrived last weekend. Most everyone in town was out either cleaning up or gardening. The flowers that were under three feet of snow a month ago made a hardy comeback.

The Island Housing Trust annual meeting and forum Saturday focused heavily on the need for decent rental housing. “We have a crisis right now,” said Lisa McGuire, a business owner.

Jodi Bailey was born and raised in Vineyard Haven but now lives a continent away from her Island roots. She’s a professional dog musher based out of Chatanika, Alaska, about an hour north of Fairbanks, and completed her fourth Iditarod race last month — a race of more than 1,000 miles.

An increase in schools spending, regional projects and capital improvements are among the common themes as annual town meetings begin tonight in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury.

A steady stream of visitors on Saturday made one last visit to the Gay Head Light, which will soon be moved 190 feet from the eroding cliffs looking out toward Cuttyhunk and Rhode Island in the distance.

The Healthy Aging Task Force, a coalition of more than 70 volunteers and 37 organizations, has spent the last two years working to identify areas of need. Voters will be asked to approve funding for information and referral services at town meetings Tuesday.

Pie in the Sky has a legal right to to cross a tiny adjacent property owned by the Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank, a civil jury found.

A state police accident reconstruction team began its investigation this week into a single car accident that claimed the life of a West Tisbury woman Sunday. Brianna Combra, 24, was taken by ambulance to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, and then flown by MedFlight to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, according to police. She died Sunday evening from injuries sustained in the crash.