Chilmark voters will decide on nearly $750,000 in school overrides, new restrictions on leaf blowers and a raft of changes to town zoning bylaws at the annual town meeting next week.

Several Vineyarders joined the more than 30,000 people who ran the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boylston street in the Boston Marathon Monday.

After 27 years of coaching the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys’ varsity hockey team, Matt Mincone is retiring. His long career included two state championship wins.

Town officials in West Tisbury are trying to figure out if money approved at town meeting for police details can be paid to non-union employees. 

At farms around the Island, lambs are one of the many spring harbingers here that include the chorus of pinkletinks from the swamps and wetlands, and majestic osprey circling overhead as they build their nests.

Rev. Janet Stoddard feels that religion can be both serious and fun. It is this type of attitude she hopes to bring to her new role as pastor of the Chilmark Community Church.

The $1.6 million override, proposed by the town to deal with spending increases and the need for new positions in town hall, was approved 248 to 150.

Featherstone Center for the Arts and Mass Audubon Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary are flocking together, collaborating on a new exhibition titled For The Birds.

West Tisbury voters gave the initial green light for a $1.6 million override and a $200,000 debt exclusion at the annual town meeting Tuesday. Both will also have to be approved at the town election on Thursday.