Government
With all six Island towns in a revaluation year for property assessments, tax rates have been slow to arrive this year. Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and...
An extensive plan to upgrade and resurface the 6.5-mile stretch of road that spans three towns has the backing of the joint transportation committee...
West Tisbury, a town which has only qualified for housing rehabilitation and child care funds every three years, is now eligible every year. But in...
Oak Bluffs got an early Christmas present this week from the state, which has awarded $225,000 to fund design work to protect the eroding bluff. The...
Can severe erosion be slowed at the easternmost tip of Chappaquiddick? Mal Jones of West Tisbury has a concept he believes will work, by sinking a...
Underlying the peaceful scene at Cape Pogue Bay are an unknown number of unexploded practice bombs, dating to wartime years when the area was used...
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission, heralded as a unique and powerful regional planning organization, often the source of controversy, celebrated a...
Two bids came in over the amount appropriated by voters last spring. The town selectmen said this week they will now take steps to replace only part...
Tisbury’s annual tax rate classification hearing ended without resolution and will be continued next week after delays at the state level left...
The town of Edgartown has named Andrew Kelly to the position of assistant fire chief. Mr. Kelly will replace former assistant chief Scott Ellis, who...
Dragging for bay scallops is now prohibited in Edgartown when the air temperature falls below 30 degrees fahrenheit. The change from 28 to 30 degrees...
A committee is preparing for a new phase in the mission to protect and in some cases restore the rural character of Island roads. Planners from...
