Capping weeks of debate in Vineyard Haven, a controversial question about whether to allow the sale of hard liquor along with beer and wine in restaurants won easy approval at the Tisbury annual town election this week.

Two candidates are vying for the position of town clerk in Tisbury, with one-term incumbent Hillary Conklin facing a challenge from Joe McCarthy.

Budget overflow and simmering tensions in town hall are expected to thread the agenda next week when Aquinnah voters gather for their annual town meeting and election.

Tisbury voters will decide next week whether to add spirits to restaurant menus, in a referendum ballot question that has divided the business districts and residential neighborhoods.

Two candidates for Tisbury selectman, Melinda Loberg and James Rogers, share passion for a public service and love for the character of the town, but disagree on the details. Polls are open from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9.

Incumbent selectman Warren M. Doty was elected again without contest and voters said yes to nonbinding resolutions as Chilmark voters went to the polls Wednesday for the annual town election.