November 11, 2005

Meeting in West Tisbury Marks Town Turning Point

By IAN FEIN

West Tisbury voters will gather next Wednesday night for what could mark a turning point in the rural town where landowners pay the highest average property tax bills in the region.

by Vineyard Gazette Staff

Island Veteran Reflects on Meaning of Holiday

As the Vineyard joins the rest of the country this morning in observance of Veterans’ Day, Curtis S. Jones of Vineyard Haven will stand quietly on the sidelines and watch the parade in Oak Bluffs. Mr. Jones is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States…

by Vineyard Gazette Staff

Finance Committee Assails Legal Bills

Board Reverses Position Before Meeting, Deciding to Recommend Against Payment to Lawyer in Tax Case

By IAN FEIN

West Tisbury town officials this week brought mounting assessors’ legal bills under intense scrutiny during a flurry of last-minute meetings before the Nov. 16 special town…

by Ian Fein

Library Group Tries Fresh Tack, but Is Rebuffed by Selectmen

By RACHEL KOVAC

The Edgartown library expansion project took another turn this week when a joint advisory committee reviewing the $11.5 million project asked the town selectmen for $35,000 to study the possibility of converting the old elementary school to a…

by Rachel Kovac

Dropout Rate Sees a Decline

State Report Reveals Vineyard Students Are Staying in School; Strong Network of Support Cited as a Key Factor

By RACHEL KOVAC

The student dropout rate at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has been steadily declining over the past five years and now stands…

by Rachel Kovac

Engineering Report Targets Bridge Safety

By MAX HART

The committee charged with studying the replacement of the Lagoon Pond drawbridge approved an engineering consultant’s report on the condition of the bridge this week, but the central question of whether to replace the bridge in two phases or one remains unresolved.

by Max Hart