Tisbury police arrested two Bridgewater men this week for attempting to steal a 1,000-pound lead sailboat keel.

Corey M. Dechaine, 19 and James Carroll McFarland, 21, were apprehended in broad daylight on Monday on property off Oak Hill Road used by Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway for the storage of boat parts.

The Vineyard may be known for its “dry” towns, but four of the six Island towns could be considered the “wettest” — at least by some standards. According to a list of 75 Massachusetts towns with the highest number of liquor licenses per capita, Oak Bluffs is the fifth wettest town in the commonwealth with just 128 residents per liquor license.

The M/V Governor’s term may be over. On Tuesday the Steamship Authority’s board members discussed the fate of the humble ferry vessel, which dates to the 1950s. Steamship general manager Wayne Lamson said that the boat line will conduct a study about options for replacing the Governor.

The Oak Bluffs selectmen will interview the final candidate for the town administrator position on Friday.

Thomas Webb, a former Cheshire town administrator, will face questions from the selectmen. Three other candidates for the job, Anthony Troiano, John Sanguinet and interim town administrator Robert Whritenour, were interviewed on Jan. 17.

Mr. Whritenour has served as interim town administrator since September. The position was previously held by Michael Dutton, who resigned in July 2011.

The Edgartown wastewater commission voted Tuesday to place plant manager Joseph Alosso immediately on paid administrative leave, after a special town counsel delivered a lengthy report criticizing lax billing practices and inaccurate record keeping at the town wastewater plant over the last 10 years.

The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society’s annual Agricultural Fair poster contest is now underway.

Posters must be 18 x 24 inches and include the words “Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society,” the dates August 16, 17, 18, 19 and the year 2012.

Entries should be mailed to P.O. Box 73, West Tisbury, MA 02575 by April 1. Questions should be addressed to fair manager Eleanor Neubert at 508-693-4343.

For the second year in a row, Bob Dillon and Michelle Baum of The Little Red Smokehouse in Carver, Mass., took home the top prize in the professional division at the Martha’s Vineyard Big Chili (“Chilifest”) Contest on Saturday. The event, which draws attendees from across New England, is in its 26th year.

Ms. Baum said the secret to the award-winning chili lie in simply smoking the meat rather than “adding fire.”

Calling all Island artists: the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Visual Arts (MVCVA) has declared that supporting and encouraging creative endeavors is the new focus of this arts organization. And they are putting money where their mouth is with grant money available for artists of all mediums. Applications are being accepted until April 1 and are available on the MVCVC Web site, artmv.org, or by contacting Renee Balter at 508-696-7643 or rebalter@yahoo.com.

Citing budgetary concerns, the Oak Bluffs wastewater commission voted Thursday to eliminate plant manager Joe Alosso’s position.

“It wasn’t a performance-based decision. It was really a financial decision,” wastewater commissioner Gail Barmakian said Saturday, adding that the town needs to cut costs and she preferred not to raise rates for wastewater users.

For the second year in a row, Bob Dillon and Michelle Baum of The Little Red Smokehouse in Carver, Mass., took home the top prize in the professional division at the Martha’s Vineyard Big Chili (“Chilifest”) Contest on Saturday. The event, which draws attendees from across New England, is in its 26th year.

Ms. Baum said the secret to the award-winning chili lie in simply smoking the meat rather than “adding fire.”