They came for the food — celebrities and Islanders alike would line up on Kennebec avenue at Jimmy Seas every summer. But after a 20-year run the Oak Bluffs restaurant closed two years ago. It was sold at a foreclosure auction Tuesday morning.

Capital spending, viewpoints on the Martha's Vineyard Commission and environmental management of a freshwater pond will all be topics for debate when Oak Bluffs, Edgartown and West Tisbury convene their annual town meetings tonight.

The Edgartown selectmen have reconsidered granting a liquor license to Edgartown Books after learning they did not have the proper approval from other town boards. Last week, the board approved an all-alcohol license for the cafe behind the bookstore, but on Monday the decision was put on hold.

A Martha’s Vineyard Commission public hearing opened late last week to review Charles Hajjar’s plan to building 10 apartments in the Four Flags Condominiums at post office square. Neighbors worry about added traffic in the area.

Volunteer firefighters quickly quelled a brush fire off State Road in Chilmark Monday morning after a residential brush-burning project briefly went out of control. Police and EMS also responded.

Special Education parents received official endorsement from the all-Island school committee at last Thursday's meeting, opening the door for the group to take a more active role in school matters.