To protect the character of our community, Tisbury residents should attend a Tisbury Zoning Board of Appeals hearing to protest a controversial, landmark decision by the Office of Building Inspection & Zoning Enforcement.

Oak Bluffs selectmen voted to request a police investigation regarding the financial activities of the Oak Bluffs senior center and its director, Roger Wey. After three weeks of investigating, police made a decision to close the case for now.

A spokesperson for the ABC Family show confirmed this week that The Vineyard won't be renewed for a second season.

The winter sports season has ended for Vineyard teams, but several individual athletes will compete in all-star games in the coming weeks. Girls’ hockey sent three players to the Southeastern Massachusetts Girls Hockey League All-Star Game last month, with senior co-captain Callie Jackson and juniors Aubrey Ashmun and Olivia Ogden taking the ice for the Vineyard.

The Cape Cod All-Star Basketball Game takes place this Sunday, March 16, in Hyannis. Each of the Cape games features 28 players from around the region.

A Vineyard Haven man charged with attempted murder and unlawful possession of firearms and an explosive device was released on $20,000 bail after a dangerousness hearing Tuesday morning. Bail had been set at $250,000 at a hearing last week.

The Island Parents Advisory Council on Special Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, at the YMCA. Phil Campbell, director of student support services, will share plans for the Bridge and Project Headway programs along with Hope MacLeod, intensive needs specialist.

Daniel Goleman, the best selling author of Emotional Intelligence, has written a new book about how paying attention is a crucial factor of success. He describes the book as an argument for why we should care about focus.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $63,972.17 for the business week ending on Friday, March 7, 2014.

Louis Samuel Larsen of Chilmark died Tuesday, March 11, surrounded by family at the West Palm Beach Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 88.

Six deer climbed up the cliffs on Sunday afternoon — a very rare sight. The frost heaves are diminishing and the daffodils are starting to bud. Chilmark Chocolates will re-open next week.