After nearly two hours of passionate and sometimes contentious debate, Aquinnah voters agreed to back a plan to install 200 solar panels at the town landfill at a special town meeting Wednesday night.

West Tisbury selectmen took disciplinary action this week against two dog owners whose canines got loose and killed chickens and geese.

In the first of two public hearings, selectmen learned that a mutt puppy rescue dog belonging to Spencer Binney and Lizzy Kent had killed two ducks belonging to Jim Arasian in October. Mr. Binney and Ms. Kent have since moved to Vineyard Haven. This was the second incident; the dog had previously killed chickens in another neighbor’s yard.

New Year’s fireworks are coming to Edgartown. On Monday the town selectmen unanimously approved the Harbor View Hotel’s proposal to put on a fireworks show in the Edgartown Harbor to usher in the new year.

Representatives from the hotel said they are staging the midnight show for the benefit of the community, and the hotel is working with the Edgartown police and fire departments to sort out logistics for the display.

After a brief November lull in high school athletics, basketball, hockey and swimming move to center stage on the sports scene this week. Season passes for basketball and hockey games are available through the high school athletic department for $55 for adults and $35 for seniors. Passes are good for both boys’ and girls’ games.

After a brief November lull in high school athletics, basketball, hockey and swimming move to center stage on the sports scene this week. Season passes for basketball and hockey games are available through the high school athletic department for $55 for adults and $35 for seniors. Passes are good for both boys’ and girls’ games.

Boys’ Basketball

The Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday approved the Martha’s Vineyard Chowder Company’s request to change from a seasonal to year-round alcohol license, though the vote was not unanimous. In the restaurant’s bid to remain open year-round (they are currently licensed to be open from April 1 through Jan. 1), issues surfaced relating to the restaurant’s use of the second floor event space in the building, including whether the second floor was in compliance with code regulations for bathrooms and accessibility.

Deer Week

With the numbers still incomplete, deer hunting season is turning out to be a good one this year. More than 600 deer have been taken since the season began with bow hunting last month, according to reports from the check-in stations.

For most playwrights, the prospect of a Broadway production shines like a glittering jewel at the end of a tunnel. It’s understandable that those who get there pause to savor the acclaim. But these days, playwright and Vineyard visitor Lydia Diamond hasn’t had time to ponder the implications of being an African-American playwright opening her first Broadway show amidst a spectacular season for New York theatre.

In 1976 Thomas Goethals opened an institute of higher learning on North William street in Vineyard Haven, vowing to bring to the Island the same sort of cultural self-reliance that was enjoyed in so many other areas. For more than two decades the Nathan Mayhew Seminars served that purpose, offering world-class lectures and partnerships with leading universities. But in recent years the organization has sputtered; its board has aged; its modest campus has fallen into disrepair. Now, two Islanders hope to revive the nonprofit.

Like the famous snowman with a corncob pipe and a button nose, Edgartown will come to life this weekend for the 30th annual Christmas in Edgartown celebration, a weekend of events that would put even the North Pole to shame.

The Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust will explore the possible acquisition of the Carnegie building which houses the Edgartown Public Library, if the town moves ahead with its plan to relocate the library to a new site.