Aquinnah Shrinks Quorum for Special Town Meeting

Aquinnah selectmen this week temporarily reduced the town quorum to 10 registered voters for the upcoming special town meeting.

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Aquinnah Sets New Date for Special Town Meeting

Aquinnah selectmen have set Saturday, Dec. 19 as the new date for a special town meeting.

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Aquinnah Sets Dates for Special Town Meeting, Scallop Season

Family scalloping begins Nov. 1 and a special town meeting will be held Nov. 14 in Aquinnah.

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Aquinnah Debuts EV Charging Stations

Two new electric vehicle charging stations have opened in Aquinnah.

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Lone Star Ticks Have Swarmed Aquinnah, Biologist Says
Aaron Wilson

Lone star ticks — and thousands of their larvae — have overrun the town of Aquinnah, biologist and tick expert Richard Johnson told Aquinnah selectmen Wednesday.

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Aquinnah Eyes Modest Town Hall Expansion
Aaron Wilson

Aquinnah selectmen agreed Wednesday to begin preliminary plans for a modest expansion of the town hall, including the portion of the building that houses the police department.

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Aquinnah Selectmen Waive the Rent on Shops at Cliffs

Leaseholders at the cliffs shops in Aquinnah will pay no rent this summer, the town selectmen decided this week.

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Parking at Philbin Beach Restricted to Homeowners

The parking lot at Philbin Beach will be restricted to Aquinnah homeowners this summer, selectmen decided at a meeting Monday.

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Aquinnah Tightens Parking Rules for Town Beaches This Summer
Aaron Wilson

Aquinnah beaches will be open this summer, but parking will be strictly limited, and town leaders are considering additional rules.

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Moshup Trail Talks Fail; Land Taking Will Proceed

The Gay Head selectmen voted yesterday to take the property of Andrew and Brenda Warshaw through eminent domain, seizing the couple's retirement property but shielding the rare geology and wildlife of the Moshup Trail.

The taking of the Warshaw land was authorized by voters at a special town meeting Dec. 7. But since then, a selectmen's vote has repeatedly been postponed, as the community has struggled with questions about fairness. The Warshaws were not notified of the town meeting.

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