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Tension and frustration marked the Oak Bluffs annual town meeting which ran for two nights this week but is still far from over, as voters struggle to come to terms with the fact that their town is on the ropes financially and facing a budget deficit for a third year running.
The annual town meeting will resume on May 4.
Edgartown voters elected Michael McCourt to a one-year term on the planning board in the lone contest in the annual town election yesterday. Mr. McCourt was running against Dudley Levick 3rd, and was elected with 284 votes. Mr. Levick received 191 votes. (Mr. McCourt has been serving as an interim member of the planning board since the resignation of Alison D. Cannon late last year.)
Voters also returned incumbent Michael Donaroma to the board of selectmen for what will be his third full term.
Edgartown voters knocked out 63 warrant articles in just over two hours at annual town meeting Tuesday night, passing every article with minimal discussion or debate.
Longtime moderator Philip J. Norton Jr. kept the meeting moving swiftly forward for a crowd of voters eager to settle on town spending for the coming year.
The meeting opened with a word from several town representatives on more pertinent spending issues.
War Photos Wanted
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum is seeking photographs from World War II and of wartime activity on the Vineyard, for possible use in the gallery that will open Memorial Day to expand the current exhibit, Those Who Serve — Martha’s Vineyard and World War II.
Photos will be scanned and the originals returned. Donations to the permanent collection also will be considered and welcomed.
The high school boys’ tennis team has jumped out to another strong start, winning four of its first five matches, while the softball team under new coach Donald Herman has also started strong with a 4-2 record.
Chilmark Tavern will introduce back door dinner sales of prepared foods as well as seafood, steaks and sauces for your home grill when the up-Island eatery reopens on May 6, serving dinner Tuesday through Sunday until Memorial Day.
When the restaurant begins seven days a week service at the end of May, through Labor Day, it will feature a daily bring-your-own-booze happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. with a raw bar, signature lobster rolls, burgers and other lighter fare. Full dinners will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m.