Selectmen Vote to Remove Plaques from Civil War Monument

At a public forum Tuesday night, Oak Bluffs selectmen unanimously agreed adopt the Martha’s Vineyard NAACP’s recommendation.

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Oak Bluffs to Hold Public Forum on Fate of Civil War Monument
Landry Harlan

An emotionally charged debate over whether two plaques on a Civil War monument in Oak Bluffs should stay or be removed remains unsettled.

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Civil War Statue Debate Dominates Oak Bluffs Meeting

In a sometimes tense, sometimes emotional debate, Oak Bluffs selectmen heard arguments for and against a request to remove plaques from a Civil War monument.

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Oak Bluffs Prepares for Climate Change Future
Landry Harlan

Town conservation agent Liz Durkee reported on the town's application to join the state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grant program, which awards funds for projects to combat climate change.

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Bids Due in Spring for Solar Array in Oak Bluffs

Oak Bluffs selectmen discussed ongoing plans for a solar array at the capped landfill and heard a proposal for an Islandwide health collaborative at their meeting Tuesday night.

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Oak Bluffs, Tisbury Near Agreement on Shared Building Inspector

Tisbury and Oak Bluffs are nearing agreement on sharing a building commissioner who would cover both towns.

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Oak Bluffs Wrestles With Cost of Being Go-To Town for Nonprofits

With a small audience of community nonprofit leaders and organizers, Oak Bluffs selectmen discussed the town’s role as host of the majority of the Island’s nonprofits and human services.

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Two Towns Eye Shared Building Inspector

Tisbury and Oak Bluffs are beginning to talk across town lines about sharing some services, beginning with a building commissioner

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Voters Will Decide Town Hall Question

Oak Bluffs voters will decide next month whether to approve additional funding for a new town hall project.

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Selectmen Wrestle More, Town Hall Question Still Undecided

Oak Bluffs selectmen met in emergency session Tuesday to consider a special election to exclude the debt on the new town hall project.

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