At a packed meeting Monday, leaders at the Vineyard airport and their environmental consultant sought to allay concerns following the disclosure that contaminants have been detected in private wells.

Three teams will make the change this year from the Eastern Athletic Conference to the Cape and Islands League: boys hockey, and boys and girls basketball. The rest of the teams will join next year.

The Martha’s Vineyard Airport is providing bottled water for some West Tisbury residents as a precaution after hazardous chemicals were detected in groundwater at and around the airport this week.

Rental rates could go up for events and weddings held at the Chilmark Community Center if selectmen choose to move forward with a new fee structure at their meeting next Tuesday.

A huge holiday crowd of kids wearing red antlers and parents sipping hot cocoa filled Post Office Square Wednesday evening for the annual Oak Bluffs tree lighting.

Tisbury selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday night to send a letter to Mass DOT opposing the Beach Road improvement plan as it is now designed.