All work and no play is the prevailing theme in West Tisbury when voters gather for their annual town meeting next week to tackle a tidy lineup of business-like spending requests. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the school gymnasium.

West Tisbury voters go to the polls next week to choose between two environmentally conscious, civic-minded, former college professors for selectman.

As Edgartown voters turn to business from funding for schools to harbor repairs next week at town meeting, they will also be asked to restore pieces of the past. One artifact in particular represents a long-ago act of charity.

Michael Santoro, Walter Vail, and Brian Packish, all current or former businessmen with years of experience in town hall, are vying for two seats on the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen at next week's town election.

A $3.7 million overhaul of the Martha’s Vineyard Arena was quickly halted by the Oak Bluffs building inspector when it was discovered that the project had no permits.

For the third time in as many years, the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse District will seek funding at town meetings for a $2.5 million project to expand its transfer station in Edgartown.