West Tisbury voters spend easily
West Tisbury voters approved a $13,179,848 operating budget with little discussion and moved quickly through all 48 warrant articles, approving 28 unanimously.
Oak Bluffs rejects rooms tax, votes meals tax, cuts stipends
A total of 75 cents added to a $100 restaurant meal is all the appetite Oak Bluffs voters had for tax hikes, at special and annual town meetings Tuesday night.
MVC approves Rickard’s Bakery retail operation
The Martha's Vineyard Commission (MVC), following a public hearing on April 1, approved a proposal by Kathryn and Michael (Gates) Rickard to add a retail section to their bakery, Rickard's, on Cook Road in Tisbury.
Wheels and deals: town rolls ahead on skatepark hazards
Oak Bluffs officials expect to meet with officers of the Martha's Vineyard Skatepark Association today, in response to an insurance inspector's report recommending the skatepark be closed because of hazardous conditions.
MV Museum seeks war related photos
The Martha's Vineyard Museum in Edgartown is seeking photographs of Islanders who served in World War II for an expanded version of a current exhibition, "Those Who Serve – Martha's Vineyard and World War II.
No beer/wine, just dollars and sense in Tisbury
A fiscal year 2011 (FY11) operating budget of $20.
Few voters decided on $93 million in spending in ’09
Island voters may express concern over the rising costs associated with town government, but last year only a small percentage participated in the annual town meeting decision-making that affected operating budgets in the six Island towns.
Martha’s Vineyard Commission reviews Tisbury Marketplace
With a proposal for a new two-story building with retail and office space, a marine related business and an apartment, topped with a "green roof," Reid "Sam" Dunn hopes to build on the success of Tisbury Marketplace.
Technology provides a mainland bridge to MGH
Despite a gleaming new façade, in the physical sense, the new Martha's Vineyard Community Hospital remains an island outpost of medical care linked by ferry and, in an emergency, helicopter to the mainland.
Four vie for Oak Bluffs seat
On Thursday, April 15, Oak Bluffs voters go to the polls to elect town officers.
Tribe Consumer Expo focus is on health environment
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) will sponsor an exposition designed to provide participants with access to a wide variety of environmental health and energy expertise.
First stage wind data gathering complete at two Island farms
The first stage of wind power feasibility studies at Northern Pines Farm in Tisbury and Allen Farm in Chilmark are complete.
Correction
The April 1 issue of The Times reported incorrectly that town clerk Deborah Ratcliff received a raise of $10,213 last year, over the objection of the finance and advisory committee.
April rent subsidy payments missed
The Dukes County Regional Housing Authority has notified 35 Island landlords that it was not able to pay subsidies for its rental assistance program on April 1, when the payments were due.
County ups tab for pest control
Island taxpayers will once again be asked at town meeting to pick up an increased share of the costs of operating the county's rodent control department.
Grant buckles in safety in Oak Bluffs
Oak Bluffs police will use a new $2,500 grant to purchase car seats and booster seats for those who cannot afford them.
Tisbury voters say yes to connector road design
Voters paved the way for progress on a connector road project at Tisbury's special town meeting Tuesday night.