Island Town Meeting Season Opens Tuesday Night

West Tisbury voters may have a hot election race in their town, but their annual town meeting contains just 28 articles, few of which are expected to generate much controversy.

Hot Contests for Boards of Selectmen Summon Voters to Polls on Thursday

Fighting for a fifth term on the town’s top board, West Tisbury selectman Cynthia Mitchell assured voters this week that her door is always open even as she apologized to them for keeping the door shut when it came to the recent controversy around Steamship Authority politics.

New Boat Line CEO Launches Hopeful Era After Contract Pact

New Boat Line CEO Launches Hopeful Era After Contract Pact

By JULIA WELLS

Calling it an investment in the lifeline to the Islands, Steamship Authority governors announced this week that they had signed a six-year, six-figure deal with a veteran marine transport executive to take over the top management post at…

Oak Bluffs Voters Confront Finance and Growth Issues

If Oak Bluffs voters approve the more than $600,000 in override requests facing them this year, many homeowners could see their taxes go up by at least $100 a year.

MVC Comes Under Fire; Leaders Assess the Future

MVC Comes Under Fire; Leaders Assess the Future

By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer

For the first time in years, one Vineyard town has decided to take steps to withdraw from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, leaving the 25-year-old regional planning agency with a new set of quandaries and new battles to…

Hot Contests for Boards of Selectmen Summon Voters to Polls on Thursday

A political unknown is trying to topple two incumbents for a seat on the board of selectmen in Oak Bluffs. Mark Alwardt, a shingler with no experience in town politics, is hoping to tap into the voter discontent in town and go straight to the top board.

Labor Board Hears Testimony on Union

Labor Board Hears Testimony on Union

Hearings Are Held to Determine Whether Union Vote at Community Services Should Be Narrow or Broad

By MANDY LOCKE

After two full days of testimony before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Boston last week to determine which Martha’s Vineyard Community Services…

Island Town Meeting Season Opens Tuesday Night

Massive Warrant for Annual Meeting Confronts Edgartown Voters Tuesday

By MANDY LOCKE

Edgartown voters will face 70 articles – dense with pages worth of zoning regulation proposals – at their annual town meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Old Whaling Church.