The Trustees of Reservations may be forced to close Wasque Reservation this summer if the erosion which has ravaged the southeastern corner of the Chappaquiddick reservation continues at the current rate, superintendent Chris Kennedy told the Edgartown conservation commission on Wednesday night.

Mr. Kennedy said there is a very real possibility that the parking lot at Wasque used by visitors for beach access will be gone by summer.

Dr. Paul Goldstein did not get stung by a bee last summer. That’s unremarkable unless you account for the fact that he tried to catch every kind of bee on the Island, bagging some 10,000 samples.

On the walls of the regional high school gymnasium adjacent to two yellowing banners from 1985 and 1986, and below one hung just last year to commemorate the boys’ basketball team’s Eastern Athletic Conference championship, is an empty space where another E.A.C. championship banner will go. Mr. Joyce earned two of those banners as a center for the Vineyard team, and now he will hang his second as a coach. Last week The Boston Globe recognized him as their Division 3 coach of the year.

Tisbury voters took big steps toward a future less dependent on fossil fuels at Tuesday night’s special town meeting.

A suite of four related articles pertaining to energy conservation and generation measures dominated the 16-article town meeting warrant — in terms of length they made up more than half of it — and also dominated the discussion.

Just months after having to cut nearly a quarter million dollars from its fiscal year 2011 budget at the insistence of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Oak Bluffs voters approved a nearly $25 million budget with little discussion at Tuesday night’s annual town meeting.

After a year of planning, a series of setbacks and vocal community opinion, Edgartown voters unanimously agreed at the annual town meeting Tuesday night to move forward on a plan to locate the new library at the old Edgartown School site.

It was the first time voters had the opportunity to affirm the library building committee’s proposal to leave the current North Water street library in favor of knocking down the old school and starting anew.

A divided gathering of West Tisbury voters agreed on Tuesday night to take the first step toward allowing the sale of beer and wine in restaurants in this historically dry town in the rural agricultural heart of the Vineyard. And while the measure still needs another year of approvals, including at the state legislature and in the ballot box by voters, what was seen as a sleeper article on the annual town meeting warrant woke up with a start near the end of a long meeting that had its share of bumps and peppery debates on matters both fiscal and philosophical.

Oak Bluffs voters sent a loud and clear message about their desire for change on Thursday, voting out two-term selectmen Ron DiOrio and board chairman Duncan Ross in favor of two fresh-faced challengers, former businessman Walter Vail and restaurateur Mike Santoro.

With 1,163 voters turning out, a 35 per cent turnout, Mr. Santoro led all candidates with 704 votes. Mr. Vail followed with 652 votes, while Mr. Ross received 385 votes, Mr. DiOrio got 264 votes and former health care administrator Abraham Seiman received 88 votes.

For thousands of homebound and chronically ill older Massachusetts citizens, getting the home care they need just became more challenging in ways that will have cost implications for the entire delivery system and care implications for patients.

By SAM LOW

I remember jumping off the old little wooden bridge that used to cross over to get to the beach by Young’s old house. Also digging the best steamers in that little waterway.

— Polly Pease