Oak Bluffs voters went for change at their town election Thursday, approving a $13.3 million plan to rebuild the town hall and voting in newcomer Ryan Ruley as a town selectman.
Long lines, sunny skies and hand sanitizer greeted a steady stream of masked voters in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown on Thursday, as Islanders headed to the polls to decide heated selectmen’s races and controversial ballot questions. Polls are set to close at 7 p.m. Masks are required to vote.
Two months behind the usual schedule, voters go to the polls on Thursday in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown, where contested races for selectmen and measures on significant town projects are on the ballot.
There are 20 Island selectmen, the vast majority of them over 60. But with the deadline still a month away for filing nomination papers, three young candidates have already declared that they will be running.
Polls are open in Tisbury today for the annual town election. Voters will elect a new selectman and have a final say on spending for wastewater and school improvement projects.
Edgartown voters reelected longtime selectman Michael Donaroma and gave final approval for the restoration of the Katama Airfield hangar in the annual town election April 11.
Turning out in large numbers Tuesday alongside their counterparts around the country, Vineyard voters elected a new clerk for the superior court and a fresh slate for the county commission.