News Briefs

Linking Arrowhead Farm and Christiantown Woods

December 23, 2022

The West Tisbury advisory board to the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank voted unanimously this week to approve a draft management plan for the Arrowhead Farm and Christiantown woods properties.

News, Government, Business

Alcohol Sales Without Food Begin in Tisbury

December 23, 2022

The Tisbury select board formally approved new language for liquor licenses, removing the longstanding requirement that alcohol must only be served with food.

News

BOEM Releases Draft Impact Statements for Wind Farms

December 22, 2022

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released a draft environmental impact statement for two large commercial wind farm projects planned for south of Martha’s Vineyard.

News, Government

Chilmark Keeps Single Tax Rate

December 20, 2022

Chilmark will keep a single tax rate after completing deliberations on the town’s real estate classification at a select board meeting Friday.

Community

Community Pledges Support for Family of Riley Ignacio-Cameron

December 20, 2022

A GoFundMe fundraiser created in the wake of Islander and Maine Maritime Academy student Riley Ignacio-Cameron’s death has raised more than $57,000 since it began last week.

Government, Schools

Up Island Schools Hold Budget Hearing

December 20, 2022

The Up-Island Regional School District holds its public hearing on the 2024 operating budget Thursday, with a roughly 5.6 per cent increase over the current fiscal year.

Community

Menorah Lighting in Tisbury

December 19, 2022

Chabad of Martha's Vineyard is hosting a public Hanukkah celebration and menorah lighting in Owen Park Thursday, Dec. 22.

News

Oak Bluffs Sets Tax Rate

December 19, 2022

The Oak Bluffs select board adopted a tax rate of $5.21 per every $1,000 of assessed property value for fiscal year 2023, continuing a years-long trend of cutting property tax rates in town.

Community