The Oak Bluffs select board reaffirmed its support for the town’s plastic water bottle ban Tuesday, agreeing to direct the town’s board of health to enforce the neglected ban on sales.

A ban on the sale of single-use plastic drink bottles in Oak Bluffs has not been enforced in the almost two years that it has been in effect, causing concern among the bylaw’s backers and highlighting the uphill battle to reduce pollution across the Island. 

Tisbury voters gave a standing ovation to their retiring fire chief and backed a $6.4 million sewer expansion at their annual town meeting Saturday.

Edgartown voters are set to take up a significantly pared-down agenda, with a complex land purchase involving the Boys and Girls Club topping the 53-article warrant.

Edgartown selectmen unanimously approved all 96 articles on the warrant for special and annual town meetings at their regular meeting on Monday.

Tisbury selectmen still have the option to place a student-written plastic bottle ban on the upcoming annual town meeting warrant.

Yesterday I was shocked and felt cheated when I found out that the selectmen had taken off and replaced the plastic free bylaw from the warrant at the last minute.

Voters will face a choice this spring for how best to reduce the use of plastic: study the issue for a year, or adopt an outright ban on the sale of small-sized plastic bottles.

The Oak Bluffs town hall renovation project has taken another step forward, after selectmen voted Tuesday to hire an owner’s project manager.

Selectmen expressed interest but caution in an Islandwide plastic bottle ban.