Tisbury selectmen considered use of town docks by commercial mariners at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.

After more than 30 years as an Edgartown police officer, Sgt. Thomas Smith signed off Friday afternoon to applause and appreciation from his colleagues and family.

Each student held a handmade sign. The youthful handwriting and marker-inked pictures of penguins, turtles and polar bears belied the gravity of their message.

“Love your planet. Our life matters. Think about your life and children,” Edgartown School fifth grader Kahlia Nascimento’s sign said in Portuguese.

Dockage fees at Owen Park pier and fees for town moorings will go up in Tisbury, selectmen decided Tuesday night. Harbor master John Crocker recommended the increases during a public hearing.

The union that includes Island Stop & Shop employees voted on Sunday to authorize a strike as part of contract negotiations. Employees are still at work at the two stores on Island.

With 46 suspensions on the books so far this school year, some parents are concerned about standards for student discipline at the regional high school.

Lenny Verville started working at Chapman, Cole, and Gleason funeral home in 2000, but his experience in the business began much earlier. His father and grandfather were funeral directors.

Police vs. Fire Hockey Game at the MV Ice Arena is Saturday at 4 p.m.

A teacher and math specialist at the Edgartown School, a special education director from New York and the director of a small private school in Maryland are all finalists.

Should towns have a say in how excess money in the high school budget is spent at the end of the year? The question occupied the regional high school district committee this week.