Artificial Turf Legal Battle is Chapter in Ongoing Story

The fate of an artificial turf field at the regional high has been in limbo since the school sued the Oak Bluffs planning board last year.

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Angry About Turf Lawsuit, West Tisbury Votes Down School Budget

The West Tisbury town meeting kicked off on a fiery note Tuesday with residents voting down the town’s portion of the regional high school operating budget in protest of the school’s ongoing legal battle over plans for an artificial turf field.

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School Committee Votes to Continue Funding Turf Appeal

A divided Martha’s Vineyard Regional School committee voted Monday to dedicate additional money to the district’s lawsuit against the Oak Bluffs planning board over the town board’s denial of an artificial turf playing field at the school.

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Contractors Volunteer To Repair Field at High School

A trio of local contractors has volunteered to repair a steep drop-off, running more than 300 feet along the home sideline of the main athletic field.

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High School Seeks Ruling in Turf Field Suit

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional School District filed a motion for a summary judgment with the state Land Court last month, requesting the court make a ruling on the case without having to go to trial.

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End the Tussle Over Turf

How frightening to think that we would even consider endangering our kids with plastic fields causing cancer.

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High School Changes Lawyers in Turf Field Appeal

At a noon meeting Friday, the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School committee approved a change of attorneys in its legal action against the Oak Bluffs planning board.

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Drop the Lawsuit

Like a lot of people on Martha's Vineyard, I heard the beginnings of the controversy about an artificial playing field at the high school several years ago.

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High School Will Appeal Oak Bluffs Turf Denial

A sharply divided Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School district committee voted 5-4 Monday night to appeal the Oak Bluffs planning board’s denial of an athletic fields overhaul at the school that includes artifical turf.

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Oak Bluffs Board of Health Mulls Draft Ban on Artificial Turf

As a dispute over the athletic fields overhaul at the regional high school heads to court, the Oak Bluffs board of health appears posied to adopt a two-year ban on artificial turf in town.

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