Funding for a new recreation center, a potential ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and planning for a sewage system in the Ocean Heights neighborhood will all be put before Edgartown voters at town meeting next week.
In Edgartown, two candidates are running for one position on the planning board, and three candidates are running for one position on the select board.
Over the next three weeks the Edgartown highway department will be renovating Main street’s drainage and sewer infrastructure. Construction begins Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
As the Vineyard approaches its annual town meeting season, a highly-debated bylaw aimed at curbing the noise of leaf blowers is on nearly every town’s warrant.
The expected completion date was pushed back from May 1 to June 10 after the crew found extensive damage to iron components in the lantern room, lighthouse keeper Chris Manning said Monday.
The select board Monday voted to hire Gary Kovack, the current Tisbury harbor master and a former Edgartown police officer, to replace longtime harbor master Charlie Blair.
On Wednesday, the board interviewed Michael Gately, an Islander who has worked for a global marine infrastructure company, Tisbury harbor master Gary Kovack, and charter boat captain Kurt Peterson.
Roughly 45 Vineyard workers gathered at the Edgartown School cafeteria over the weekend for the Martha’s Vineyard Builder’s Association’s first open safety training held in Portuguese.
