Daniel Greenman
Housing Trust pursues 15-bedroom 40B project in Tisbury
The Island Housing Trust is proposing a 40B development in Vineyard Haven that would add 12 bedrooms in three separate duplexes to a property...
Spring Street developer suing commissioners, neighbors for damages
After nearly a year of scrutiny over his 97 Spring St. housing project, developer Xerxes Aghassipour is suing some of his biggest critics —...
Mariposa Museum plans to stay open
Despite a period of financial uncertainty and a canceled “Save the Mariposa!” fundraiser last year, officials with Oak Bluffs’ Mariposa Museum and World Cultural...
Towns eye gas leaf blower ban
Gas-powered leaf blowers may be on the chopping block Island-wide, as conservationists are working with town officials, concerned residents, and businesses on a ban.
The...
Tisbury chooses next town administrator
Tisbury’s select board unanimously voted on Wednesday to ask Joe LaCivita, the general manager of Watervliet, N.Y., to become its next town administrator.
LaCivita interviewed...
Town admin may have violated Tisbury policy
Questions over laws prohibiting conflicts of interest and town officials’ obligations to live up to the guidelines are suddenly swirling around Tisbury Town Hall...
Tisbury eyes modified Five Corners flood plan
Tisbury is looking at yet another partial solution to mitigate flooding at Five Corners, after a complex state permitting process led the town to...
Tisbury names two administrator finalists
Tisbury has found two candidates for the town’s highest official position, its town administrator.
The finalists are Sonia Alves-Viveiro, city manager of Edison, New Jersey,...
Tisbury lands $1 million grant for Owen Park Pier
Tisbury has secured a $1 million state grant to rebuild Owen Park Pier, a Tisbury landmark that officials say is in disrepair and vulnerable...
Ethics complaint filed against Tisbury town administrator
Tisbury town administrator Jay Grande is the focus of a complaint to the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission that sources say concerns his upcoming position...
Tisbury planning board admin returns
A Tisbury planning official has recently returned to her role assisting the planning board after being placed on paid administrative leave. But on her...
Administration proposes smaller high school project
As school leadership looks to reduce the cost of their planned high school construction project — with early estimates ranging from around $200 million...
High school partnering with Middlesex college for early college
The Martha’s Vineyard High School is looking to partner with Middlesex Community College for an early college program that will help students earn college...
Could artificial intelligence be an official notetaker?
The school committee representing the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is considering a turn to artificial intelligence to help record their legally-required meeting minutes,...
Connecting English learners with school leadership
It was raining, dark, and well into the Friday evening before Thanksgiving. No one had shown up at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School...
Tisbury sued in Land Court over Spring Street development
A controversial Vineyard Haven property — intended to house as many as nine Vineyard Wind workers in a residential district — faces new obstacles...
Up-Island police look to partner against short-staffing
The police chiefs of two up-Island towns are considering sharing responsibilities between their departments to prevent short-staffing.
Aquinnah Police Chief Randhi Belain and Chilmark Chief...
Chilmark officials recommend changes for community center management
In a recently released, preliminary report on the nonprofit that runs summer programming at the Chilmark Community Center, town officials are leaving open the...
In split decision, commission votes to take up 97 Spring Street
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has voted to take on the much-debated 97 Spring Street housing project in a split vote on Thursday.
Commissioners voted 10–4...
Tisbury Marina sold to investment firm
A South Carolina-based, private investment firm that owns marinas along the U.S. East Coast has purchased Tisbury Marina on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven,...