A substantial increase in the regional high school budget and town assessments for the upcoming fiscal year has drawn concern from town leaders in Oak Bluffs.

Aquinnah voters opted Wednesday to fix a budget shortfall without resorting to department budget cuts. About 50 voters braved the cold to convene a special town meeting.

A project to rebuild the two jetties at Menemsha harbor is expected to begin in the next two weeks, while a more controversial project to dredge the channel to Menemsha Pond has been delayed until next fall.

Editor's Note: In July 1997, Mario Cuomo took time out of a Vineyard vacation for a wide-ranging interview with the Gazette.

How to make up for a major budget shortfall discovered last month will be the topic of a special town meeting next week in Aquinnah.

In light of questions surrounding the recent lottery for affordable homesites at Nab’s Corner, the Chilmark housing committee has begun the process of revising the town’s homesite guidelines.