Garage Case Gets a Hearing

Oak Bluffs Renovation Controversy Receives Zoning Board Review This Thursday Evening; Battle of the Lawyers

By CHRIS BURRELL

The three-story garage that galvanized a neighborhood and triggered political skirmishes across Oak Bluffs comes before the town zoning board of appeals Thursday night when garage owner Joseph Moujabber tries to win back his building permit and put his project back on track.

Hot doughnuts from the back door of an Oak Bluffs bakery may be a popular late-night delicacy, but a hard-line decree from the town's board of health this week slammed the door shut.

A Small School's Examination: Can Chilmark Attract Others?

By CHRIS BURRELL

They like the small classes, the low student-to-teacher ratio and the strong feeling of community at the Chilmark School.

But some of the parents surveyed this spring by a new task force investigating reasons for low enrollment gave the grammar school low marks in the areas of communication, leadership and staff turnover.

If the Vineyard suddenly smelled a little better this weekend, you can thank the army of volunteers at the Tisbury animal shelter who scrubbed, lat

In Wake of Garage Flap, Ripples Widen

By CHRIS BURRELL

The hammers are quiet over at the controversial Moujabber garage in the North Bluff neighborhood of Oak Bluffs, but the political dust hasn't begun to settle.

Just over a month after work on the three-story garage was halted, neighbors in this enclave between the harbor and Nantucket Sound have now banded together into a homeowners association.

If you're craving hot doughnuts and apple fritters late at night, get an early start: Last call at the back door of a downtown bakery in Oak Bluffs is now officially half past midnight.