Abigail Rosen
Oak Bluffs voters authorize $37.6 million budget
Oak Bluffs voters breezed through town meeting warrants at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening, quickly approving a $37.6...
Islandwide nip ban approved
Updated
At their respective annual town meetings Tuesday evening, voters in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown approved a new bylaw prohibiting the sale of nips —...
Local abortion providers undaunted by court ruling
As the U.S. government appeals a decision made by a Texas federal judge to halt the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a...
Finance committee frustrated with turf legal costs
Just days after the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee voted to continue the appeal process over a synthetic turf field at the high...
MVC votes to hold in-person meetings
Martha’s Vineyard Commissioners were split Thursday evening on whether to return for in-person meetings, but ultimately approved a new, hybrid format.
Thursday’s vote follows a...
Packish, Ruley bid adieu
Two Oak Bluffs select board members, Ryan Ruley and Brian Packish, attended their last board meeting Tuesday evening.
Ruley is stepping down after three years;...
Town meeting warrants short on affordable housing initiatives
With annual town meetings around the corner, few Island towns will be presenting their voters with warrant articles proposing notable measures to combat the...
Oak Bluffs moves up last call
Updated April 5
In a split decision Tuesday evening, the Oak Bluffs Select Board approved moving up the town’s last call at bars to 12:30...
Freshwater algae blooms on the rise
A study sponsored by the Great Pond Foundation aimed at monitoring the presence of cyanobacteria in Vineyard waters has shed light on which ponds...
Norton Point temporarily closed to OSV access
The Edgartown Parks Department announced Friday that due to administrative roadblocks at the state level, Norton Point over-sand vehicle (OSV) access will be temporarily...
No charges in alleged dog stabbing
Police are not seeking criminal charges against a man who is accused of stabbing an Australian shepherd in Tisbury on Wednesday.
In an initial report...
Oak Bluffs appoints Island’s first woman harbormaster
Updated March 29
The Oak Bluffs Select Board voted to appoint Emily deBettencourt to the position of harbormaster on Tuesday, making her the first woman...
OB Select board candidates talk the issues
The three candidates vying for two open seats on the Oak Bluffs select board were given the opportunity to acquaint themselves with town business...
Edgartown Fire Dept. to host open house Sunday
In anticipation of the upcoming annual town meeting and subsequent election, the Edgartown Fire Department will host an open house Sunday, April 2, to...
Shenandoah towed for maintenance
The treasured schooner Shenandoah left Vineyard Haven Harbor Monday morning for a Fairhaven shipyard, where it will remain for about two weeks as it...
Island fire chiefs respond to graduation ceremony row
Sparks flew during a graduation ceremony intended to celebrate the successful completion of an Islandwide firefighter training course this week, after an Island fire...
Vineyard Commission addresses demolition policy
A forum hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Wednesday afternoon shed light on the review process of Islandwide demolition proposals.
Dozens of Island realtors, brokers,...
Chilmark supportive of Howes House renovations
The Chilmark select board welcomed West Tisbury select board members at their meeting Tuesday, to discuss the future of the Howes House in West...
Banner scallop year in Edgartown
The Edgartown Select Board approved an extension of the town’s scallop season at Cape Poge, where shellfishermen are enjoying a particularly bountiful harvest.
“We’re seeing...
State lawmakers meet with Island farmers
Farmers on Martha’s Vineyard have different challenges before them, like the lack of an Island slaughterhouse, and how to deal with contaminants of emerging...