No Recommendation from Oak Bluffs on Festival Ferry Diversion

The Oak Bluffs select board discussed diverting ferries in late August to accommodate Beach Road Weekend, but stopped short of endorsing or condemning the idea.

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Select Board Alters Affordable Housing Plan

A town-sponsored project to develop 60 units of affordable housing in Oak Bluffs has been reconfigured to protect habitat at the site and could soon be bolstered by a law making its way through Beacon Hill.

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Oak Bluffs Select Board Backs Town Administrator in Complaint Against Finance Committee

Town administrator Deborah Potter has filed a formal complaint against two town finance and advisory committee members for making disparaging remarks about her at a recent public meeting.

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Oak Bluffs Names Principal Assessor, Local Inspector

The Oak Bluffs select board voted Tuesday to appoint Kristina West as principal assessor, and Adam Petkus as local inspector.

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Summer Event Requests Pile Up in Oak Bluffs

With summer fast approaching, the Oak Bluffs select board Tuesday fielded a slew of proposals from businesses, residents and event planners.

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Oak Bluffs Adopts Flag Policy

The progress pride flag will fly from the Oak Bluffs town hall as planned next month, but a new policy will set strict rules for the future about non-governmental flags being flown from town properties.

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Emily deBettencourt Named Acting Oak Bluffs Harbor Master

At the first in-person regular select board meeting in two years Tuesday night, Oak Bluffs christened the newly renovated town hall’s meeting room with the appointment of a new acting harbor master.

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Progress Pride Flag to Fly in Oak Bluffs

The LGBTQ+ progress pride flag will fly over Oak Bluffs for two weeks in June to coincide with pride month, following a select board discussion Tuesday.

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Recount Confirms Gail Barmakian Winner in Oak Bluffs Select Board Race

Gail Barmakian’s close win on election night for Oak Bluffs select board stands after Monday morning’s recount confirmed her victory over Dion Alley with a recount vote of 505-503.

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Waban Park Events Win Approval

The Oak Bluffs select board gave approvals for three summer events at a brief meeting Friday, two of them in Waban Park.

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