A petition drive is under way in Vineyard Haven to allow the sale of hard liquor in restaurants that are now restricted to serving beer and wine.

Tisbury selectmen have appointed Ray Tattersall as the town’s new Department of Public Works director.

With five annual town elections coming up next month, a noticeable dearth of contests is the Islandwide theme this year. Elections will be held in five of the six Vineyard towns in April. Aquinnah holds its election in May.

Oak Bluffs voters will be asked to accept Hospital Road as the new public access into the Windemere neighborhood at the April town meeting, selectmen decided this week.

The small staff at Martha’s Vineyard Family Planning helps more than 1,000 people a year, doesn’t have a waiting list, and offers services unavailable elsewhere on the Island.

On Sunday evening the 16th annual Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival ended another successful run. For many, the main issue was how to choose among so many quality films, especially when screen times for two films overlapped.