Oak Bluffs has hired an off-Island accountant John Sullivan to resume an investigation into the possible mismanagement of funds at the council on aging, selectman and board chairman Walter Vail said Wednesday.

This spring’s field test of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam may spell the last days of MCAS, the state’s standardized test since 1998. Nearly all Island schools are participating in the trial.

Spring sports at the regional high school are underway and lacrosse, track and field, tennis, sailing, baseball and softball all look to have promising seasons so far.

A memorandum announced by the Tisbury selectmen Tuesday calls for Stop & Shop to make a large payment to the town and meet other conditions. For its part, the town has agreed to support the expansion plan before the Martha's Vineyard Commission.

The West Tisbury police station has a new address. After two years of planning, the police have moved from their tiny cramped building on the Mill Pond into new headquarters in North Tisbury.