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.
Chilmark wrangles over affordable housing heritability
Chilmark selectmen acted on two measures at their Tuesday meeting involving the permanent affordability of lots and homes set aside as affordable housing, and in at least one way, each measure would set opposite policies.
Planning board contest, override questions top Edgartown election
Edgartown's polls will be open from 10 am to 7 pm on Thursday, April 15, at the town hall meeting room in Edgartown.
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The aroma of baked goods may return soon to Back Alley's, the popular mid-Island mainstay for hungry Islanders and visitors looking for early morning coffee and pastry or lunchtime sandwiches.
Federal panel advises Secretary Salazar to deny Cape Wind permit
Cape Wind Associates' nine-year effort to place 130 wind turbines on Horseshoe Shoal hit another bump in the regulatory road last week.
West Tisbury faces bylaw changes, $13.2 million budget
West Tisbury voters Tuesday will take up a 48-article annual town meeting warrant that veteran officials suspect may take two evenings to wade through.
SSA reports financial improvements in 2009
The national economic collapse, building since early 2007, culminated in the last quarter of 2008.
WVVY will apply for full-power license
By a bizarre combination of circumstances, West Tisbury this year is one of only 67 communities in the whole United States which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is offering as a location for a...
Legal snag puts West Tisbury, Housing Trust, at odds
The 250 State Road affordable housing development hit a bump in the road at the West Tisbury planning board last week, when board members balked at legal language intended to keep the homes affordable...
Islanders ignore trend, go Coakley
Singing their own tune, and doing so in splits better than two to one in four towns, Vineyard voters led the parade for state Democrat Attorney General Martha Coakley, in the race to fill the Senate seat...
Martha’s Vineyard District Court Report
January 8, 2010
Samuel G. Arruda, West Tisbury; DOB 1/10/85, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: one year pretrial probation.
Matthew Hannigan, Edgartown; DOB 8/25/75, improper use of credit card over $250: guilty - six...
Six win Chilmark homesites
Cameron Parry is one of six Island residents whose dreams came true Tuesday. Along with five other lucky residents, he will be able to afford a home on Martha's Vineyard.
His quiet joy reflected a...