Aquinnah officials say a new bus shelter designed and built by Island artist Tim Laursen reflects the beauty of the up-Island town.

A proposal by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to acquire some of the most prominent properties in town caught officials off guard, prompting the select board to decline a request to put the question to the voters this spring.

Town officials expect bathrooms at the Aquinnah Circle will be operating this summer after recent testing and infrastructure upgrades.

Shop owners at the Aquinnah Cliffs say lagging repairs to the area’s infrastructure could threaten their summer businesses. 

Hundreds of Islanders gathered Saturday for protests against the Trump administration and what organizers saw as a push towards authoritarianism.

At an Aquinnah select board meeting Tuesday, Wenonah Madison, president of the Aquinnah Land Initiative, which announced plans to purchase the iconic restaurant last year, said she hopes to have it back in operation this season.

Michael Dakin Cochrane, the great grandson of Philip Dakin Cochrane, who helped found Universal Studios in 1912 with his brother Robert, reached out to Aquinnah town hall about the potential of hosting the event between June 15 and 30, 2025. 

The Native Land Conservancy purchased the iconic cliffside restaurant and the surrounding land this week. It will hold the property until the Aquinnah Land Initiative, a new Wampanoag nonprofit, can raise funds to buy the property.

Aquinnah officials say the town stands to gain hundreds of thousands of dollars from offshore wind energy developers that are required to mitigate the effects of offshore wind farms on Aquinnah Circle and Gay Head Light.

Aquinnah is considering work to improve the restrooms and water line at Aquinnah Circle, as well as the town hall parking lot.