Marching to the Sea

The Tisbury School March to the Sea parade will be celebrated on Friday, May 28. Students will leave the school at 12:30 p.m. and march to Owen Park via Spring street and Main street. The ceremony will take approximately 45 minutes. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place in the Tisbury School gymnasium at 12:30 p.m.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday unanimously approved a temporary agreement allowing the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital to use 50 parking spots at the Portuguese American Club on Vineyard avenue for overflow parking, while hospital officials continue to work on a permanent parking solution.

Camp Ground Sale

United Methodist Church of Martha’s Vineyard will hold its annual Memorial Day weekend sale next Saturday, May 29 from 9 a.m. to noon, in front of the parish house, near Trinity Church and the Tabernacle, in the Camp Ground of Oak Bluffs.

Church members will assist in baking and selling goodies. Proceeds benefit the ministries of the church, designed to provide outreach and Christian growth.

Tashmoo Picnic

On Monday, May 31 the town of Tisbury hosts the annual Memorial Day picnic at the Tashmoo Water Works off Spring street and State Road in Vineyard Haven. This event is open to all from 12 to 4 p.m. and is accessible by bus.

By JIM HICKEY

West Tisbury police are investigating a nighttime theft of a large amount of cash from Heather Gardens Nursery on State Road that occurred last Sunday. Police believe the thief is someone with knowledge of the business.

The Aquinnah selectmen signed an agreement with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) this week to coordinate emergency services for the town for the coming year. The joint town-tribe agreement was first established in 1995 to help coordinate police, fire, emergency medical, and natural disaster services.

The agreement has gotten better each year, said tribe natural resources director Bret Stearns at the selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night.