Interim Edgartown police chief Jack Collins conducted an evaluation and search for a successor to retiring police chief Antone Bettencourt. Mr. Collins issued an 89-page report which offers high praise for the police department and its officers, but also makes wide-ranging recommendations for improvement.

The women in history through theatre program led by Phyllis Vecchia just completed its fifth year in Island schools.

The up-Island regional school district committee struggled to make significant cuts to its budget this week amid growing confusion over the implications of West Tisbury’s refusal to pay all of its share.

Town meeting season comes to an end as Aquinnah gathers for its meeting Tuesday; the town will have the final say in whether to pay for the purchase of a new Center for Living for Island seniors. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, following a special town meeting at 6:45 p.m.

In the only contested race in Aquinnah this year, longtime selectman James Newman will face challenger Barbara Bassett for a three-year term on the board. The town election is Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. at the Aquinnah town office building.