With an override looming for the first time in 14 years, voters in West Tisbury will likely have one eye on the issues of the day and another on their wallets when the annual town meeting convenes next week.
A proposal to establish a new fund for improvements to the buildings and campus at the regional high school will come before voters in every Island town this year.
The Yard received grants from three sources totalling $1.1 million. The Boston-based Barr Foundation awarded the Chilmark dance colony $950,000 to help continue its year-round programming efforts.
After years of debate and planning on the future of the Tisbury school, the town will vote at annual town meeting on whether to fund a $46.6 million new school project.
Nathan (Skip) Luce will be the local program coordinator for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and Islands program, helping to facilitate connections between adult mentors and Island children.