The May 26 Oak Bluffs special election was not legal, town administrator Michael Dutton has confirmed. In an e-mail to the Gazette Mr. Dutton said the town failed to post a warrant seven days prior to the election.

“I had assumed the posting of the warrant for the town meeting identifying the election date would satisfy any posting requirement,” the town administrator wrote. “Evidently there is some confusion over who is responsible for posting. Since it’s a selectmen’s warrant, I take full responsibility for the error.”

Some of the millions of small plastic discs, released accidentally from a New Hampshire sewer plant three months ago, have begun washing up on Martha’s Vineyard beaches.

Over the weekend, people reported finding scores of the discs on south shore beaches. One Island resident picked up more than 60 at Quansoo. Others were found on South Beach, near the Edgartown Great Pond opening, Squibnocket, Philbin and Gay Head.

A cookout for a den of Vineyard Cub Scouts and their parents on Thursday night had an exciting surprise ending when two young scouts discovered an old treasure box deep in the woods.

The rusted World War II-era metal box contained a cache of gold and jewelry, knives and an old revolver. The box and its contents were turned over to the Oak Bluffs police.

To address the need of postnatal support a group of Island moms, doctors, maternity nurses, midwives, health, yoga and childcare practitioners, and members of the Martha’s Vineyard Family Network have created a free monthly series entitled Nurturing Our Babies and Ourselves, an educational series to enhance the parenting journey.

The series takes place on successive Thursdays, beginning June 2, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Family Center located in the Regional High School.

Ferry Governor Disabled

The MV Governor lost power with one of her two engines while coming into Wood Hole on the 4 p.m. trip from Vineyard Haven Wednesday. The trip was delayed for more than an hour.