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MVC fights to keep power over Chapter 40B reviews
With its authority to review housing developments in flux, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) is attempting to reverse the ruling that reduced its power in court. In Dukes County Superior…
Founding executive of Island Housing Trust to retire
The founding executive of the largest affordable housing developer on the Vineyard announced his retirement this weekend after two decades of leadership. In a press release, the nonprofit Island Housing Trust (IHT) announced that Philippe Jordi, the chief executive officer (CEO) who founded the company, will be stepping down by the end of March 2027.…
Honoring those who gave their all
The Island’s Memorial Day ceremony moved indoors due to heavy rain during the country’s 250th founding anniversary. But veterans from around Martha’s Vineyard said the honoring of their fallen comrades was not diminished. The Island community gathered in the new gymnasium of the Tisbury School on Monday before heading over to the American Legion Post…
Housing Developments
Ribbon cut on major affordable housing project
The ribbon was officially cut last week on the largest affordable housing project the Island community’s seen in two decades. It took more than ten years to complete. Around 50 attendees gathered on a rainy Thursday afternoon this month for the ceremony at the Edgartown site, as housing advocates praised…
Traffic concerns dominate debate on Edgartown housing development
Island planning regulators expressed concern that a proposed housing development will potentially increase traffic on Upper Main Street in Edgartown, a stretch of town sandwiched between Stop & Shop and Dairy Queen where traffic can slow to a crawl in the summer. The project proposed to be built on 238,…
Series: Summer economy
Once-elegant hotel now symbol of struggle
In the 1860s, ornate resort hotels were constructed in downtown Oak Bluffs to accommodate an influx of summer visitors. The Vineyard was a budding attraction: Early sightseers promenaded in billowing gowns and sharp suits while attending religious camp meetings, and took in the beauty of the Island as a potential vacation hot spot. One of…
Housing threatens vital summer economy
The seasonal ebb and flow of Island life moves like the tides, a motion that is necessary to keep the local community afloat. But these days, the summer economy and the need for affordable housing feel more like an unpredictable crosscurrent that threatens the sustainability of the Island. Twenty thousand year-round Islanders live and work…
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