Oak Bluffs Voters to Consider Solar Project Reaffirmation

Oak Bluffs will hold a special town meeting on Nov. 7 at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Performing Arts Center. Attendees will cast their votes on 12 articles regarding town maintenance projects, affordable housing land designations and formatting changes to town bylaws.

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Lawmakers File Bill to Keep "Dark Money" Out of Town Meeting

The bill would close what the lawmakers called a loophole in the state’s campaign finance law. The state currently requires the disclosure of funds that people use to support or oppose ballot questions and sets spending caps for all state elections except town meetings.

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Oak Bluffs Special Town Meeting Takes On Spending, Housing Articles

Oak Bluffs residents will have a chance to cast their votes on a number of town spending decisions next month when a 12-article special town meeting commences on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Performing Arts Center. 

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Aquinnah, West Tisbury Hold Special Town Meetings

Voters in Aquinnah and West Tisbury will both gather for special town meetings next week to decide on a series of school and funding questions.

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Aquinnah Calls Town Meeting to Reconsider School Budget, Turf Petitions

The select board voted this week to set a town meeting for June 14 at 7 p.m. in the Aquinnah town hall.

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School Committee Votes to Return Untouched Budget to Up-Island Towns

The regional high school committee voted 7-2 Thursday to make no changes to the operating budget for the coming fiscal year.

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Aquinnah Raises Rental Tax, Passes Emergency Repair Funds

Aquinnah voters approved new environmental regulations, money for emergency repairs to town buildings and an increase in the short-term rental tax at Tuesday's town meeting.

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Aquinnah Veto Forces School to Develop New Budget

The 50-47 vote at annual town meeting underscored an ongoing division Islandwide over a plan to use artificial turf on one of the school’s playing fields.

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Aquinnah Town Meeting Rejects High School Budget

Aquinnah residents narrowly voted down the town’s share of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School operating budget at annual town meeting Tuesday, casting the third and deciding vote against the school financial plan.

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Aquinnah Town Meeting, Tisbury Election Today

The fate of the regional high school budget and an open seat on the Tisbury select board will be decided today as voters in Aquinnah head to their annual town meeting and Tisbury holds its annual town election.

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