In what has become a summer refrain in Oak Bluffs, residents of the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association appeared before selectmen on Tuesday to complain about loud noise and music coming from two popular downtown establishments on Circuit avenue: Deon’s Restaurant and the Island House.

Larsen’s Goes Green

Larsen’s Fish Market in Chilmark now uses sustainable soup and deli containers, compostable cutlery and biodegradable trash bags provided by Eco MV. The products are made out of PLA (corn) plastic and other natural materials not harmful for the environment.

After a well-attended and positive meeting with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation road safety audit team on Tuesday, West Tisbury selectmen are now confident state officials will agree to some sort of immediate fix for the intersection of State and Old County Roads, thought to be one of the most dangerous crossroads on the Island.

About 25 people attended a meeting with the road audit team, which included a visit to the problem intersection. The purpose of the meeting was to survey the intersection, observe the traffic flow and recommend changes.

By JIM HICKEY

Three Island men were arrested and charged with assault and battery after they reportedly attacked a man with wooden stick last week while trying to collect a debt.

The Vineyard Nursing Association announced this week that it has launched a capital campaign to raise money to buy the building that houses its office off State Road in Vineyard Haven. The purchase price for the facility, located at 15 Merchant’s Court, is just over $2 million.

“By anyone’s measure, we are entering a new and exciting era in health care,” wrote VNA executive director Bob Tonti in a letter that accompanies the nursing association’s annual report for 2010.

Sandpiper Realtor

Mary Ashley has resumed her affiliation with Sandpiper Realty Inc. after a professional and educational hiatus.

Ms. Ashley began her real estate career at Sandpiper in 1999, leaving the Island in 2003 to pursue a master’s degree in counseling psychology at Lesley University while continuing as a successful broker with Coldwell Banker in Cambridge and at Saint Armand’s Circle in Sarasota, Fla.