Government
The Federated Church in Edgartown is hosting a Mardi Gras potluck party on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Tisbury selectmen discussed the merits of a housing bank ballot question, revisited an agreement with Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative and...
The Chilmark selectmen responded cautiously to efforts by an ad-hoc citizen’s committee to revisit the idea of an Island housing bank.
On the heels of a planning effort aimed at expanding Island housing opportunities, the Chilmark planning board has begun investigating short-term...
Oak Bluffs voters could face dueling plastic bag ban bylaws at their annual town meeting, with business owners and conservation leaders offering...
Cape Light Compact, the longtime energy service provider for the Cape and Vineyard, may soon enter a new phase.
Tisbury voters will decide this spring whether to expand a town bylaw that allows restaurants to sell beer and wine.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has begun laying the groundwork for a highly anticipated public hearing this spring to review plans for an...
Selectmen and others were skeptical of an informal proposal to steer 65 per cent of every Island town’s Community Preservation Act funds toward...
Martha’s Vineyard commercial fishermen let the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries know what they think of proposed rule updates and new regulations...
A plan for Edgartown to purchase a run-down house on Main street will head to the town meeting warrant after selectmen signed off on the proposal...
Last week marked the arrival of winter flounder in Menemsha Pond, and the end (for now) of a tumultuous dredging project that began in 2015.