County Contract Signed; Davis Starts on Tuesday

By ALEXIS TONTI

After an exhausting search process that began in January, the Dukes County commission signed a three-year $71,000 contract with the new county manager Thursday afternoon.

The first day of school at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School feels almost like a block party: people hugging each other; adults carrying

Capping off a year of intense expansion and its first foray into the mainland marketplace, the Black Dog Tavern, Inc. is now trimming back one of its three Island food outlets - shutting down the cafe on State road in Vineyard Haven for the off-season.

With Vineyard Heading Back to Class, Dozen Teachers Enter Their Last Year

By CHRIS BURRELL

For a dozen Vineyard public school teachers, the new academic year that opens this week is a huge benchmark for them and a big headache for administrators.

The reason? All 12 teachers will lay down their chalk at the year's end, their collective retirements forcing principals and the Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash to recruit replacement teachers at a rate nearly three times the level in a typical year.

A high-octane mainland manhunt for two suspects who were allegedly involved in a wild crime spree in Braintree last week led police to the tiny tow

County Manager Choice Quit Law Practice After Facing Fund Allegations

By ALEXIS TONTI

Three days before the new Dukes County manager will sign his contract, news surfaced that he gave up his license to practice law amid allegations of professional misconduct.

The county commissioners said yesterday they had learned about the incident several months ago, when E. Winn Davis, the executive secretary of the town of Hanson, was first named as a finalist for the position.