The select board voted 2-1 on Dec. 17 to cap the length of boats at the town charter dock to no more than 36 feet after boat owners cited navigation concerns.
Fishermen, fishmongers and Menemsha village mainstays gathered at the Chilmark Community Center on Monday evening to hear a progress report and give input on plans to repair or replace the town’s aging commercial fishing dock.
The Martha's Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust got a provisional go-ahead to build out new infrastructure at the Menemsha commercial dock this week.
Chilmark voters gathered at the community center Monday evening for a special town meeting agreed to spend $44,000 to renovate the Menemsha commercial dock.
