http://www.mvtimes.com/ News headlines from the February 21, 2008 issue of The Martha's Vineyard Times Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:30:00 EST en-us 144 45 http://www.mvtimes.com/ http://www.mvtimes.com/images/misc/mvt-144.png http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/oak-bluffs-budget-override.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/oak-bluffs-budget-override.php Oak Bluffs selectmen may ask town voters to override the Proposition 2.5 real estate tax limit law, in order to close a looming budget deficit estimated at between $1.4 million and $2.1 million. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/oak-bluffs-legal-issues.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/oak-bluffs-legal-issues.php A legal opinion on the use of Oak Bluff public parks could affect this summer's Boston Pops concert and the Oak Bluffs Fireman's Civic Association fireworks show. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/gannon-benjamin.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/gannon-benjamin.php Construction of a 24 foot wooden catboat has reached a critical stage at Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/nurse-training-program.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/nurse-training-program.php When the nine students training to become licensed practical nurses at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center talk about their tuition-free, on-Island education program, they invariably use the words "gift" and "opportunity." http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/marthas-vineyard-museum.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/marthas-vineyard-museum.php The Martha's Vineyard Museum will be preserving more than just Island history when it opens its new campus in West Tisbury a few years from now. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/window-smashing-spree.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/window-smashing-spree.php Following a brief investigation, Oak Bluffs police arrested two Martha's Vineyard Regional High School students in connection with a window smashing spree in the school parking lot on the evening of Feb. 14. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/marthas-vineyard-commission.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/marthas-vineyard-commission.php The Martha's Vineyard Commission will hold a public hearing tonight regarding proposed revisions to the development of regional impact checklist. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/tisbury-police-promotions.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/tisbury-police-promotions.php Tisbury police officers say they were caught off-guard last week by the news that the selectmen approved Police Chief John Cashin's recommendation to promote Officer Timothy Stobie to a newly created third sergeant's position. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/county-charter-study-commissioners.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/county-charter-study-commissioners.php The Dukes County Charter Study Commission last week decided to recommend that the commissioners in the new county government serve staggered four-year terms. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/state-takeover-plan.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/state-takeover-plan.php After meeting with state officials working out the details of Governor Deval Patrick's proposal for a state takeover of county sheriff operations, property, and personnel, Dukes County Sheriff Michael McCormack said he opposes the legislation, and is working to secure support for an alternative proposal. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/dana-anderson.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/dana-anderson.php The members of Vineyard House, a nonprofit that offers safe and sober housing for Island residents in early recovery from substance abuse, said goodbye to outgoing president Dana Anderson at its annual general meeting on Jan. 24. http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/beer-wine-forum.php http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/02/21/beer-wine-forum.php Some speakers spoke in strident tones and some with voices quavering. Some read calmly from prepared notes, while others rambled on extemporaneously.