Changes under consideration by the Division of Marine Fisheries include an extended commercial season for striped bass, smaller daily limits and a rule barring charter fishermen from selling their catch commercially.

West Tisbury native Andrea Silva was part of the design team for the Sochi Olympics fountain. “I was under a confidentiality agreement so I couldn’t talk about it before the opening ceremony,” she said. “I was making all these mysterious trips to Russia!”

Michael Cotrone, a former army captain, was sworn in as a full-time Oak Bluffs police officer on Wednesday. Mr. Cotrone graduated from the Plymouth Police Academy last Friday where he was president of his class.

Property owners in Tisbury may see a reduction in their insurance rates soon. Fire chief John Schilling told the Tisbury selectmen Tuesday that the town had received a rating of three from Insurance Services Offices, a risk assessment company. Insurance providers use data from the company to set rates.

Dukes County received notice from the federal government’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program that funds totaling $2,744 will be distributed among agencies in the county that provide emergency food and shelter to low income households.

The Animal Shelter’s cat room is emptying out as the residents are claimed by new owners. The big gentle tomcat, Joe Frazier, left with a young boy of 12, just the age he is.