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. 

I come from a long line of spring haters. My sister declares, “all that growth, rebirth, and renewal — I’m not into that. Give me fall. The death season.”

As former summer chairs, former directors and former executive directors of the Chilmark Community Center (CCC), we are writing to express our strong support for the Chilmark Town Affairs Council (CTAC) and its many years of oversight of the CCC.

Recent reports have highlighted select issues from the debate regarding the administration of tennis in Chilmark that is up for vote on April 23 at town meeting.

Where will we walk / When the beach has gone / Pushed back into / some pickle balled court / or swimming pool / Undermined it slides / into the next wave break.

A long-simmering controversy about the use and management of Chilmark’s town tennis courts will come before voters at annual town meeting next week, where residents will also weigh in on upping the short-term rental tax, a variety of funding articles and a nearly $14.5 million budget. 

From the April 19, 1985 edition by Richard Reston: A few random thoughts while having breakfast this morning.

Since 2022, Eversource has been telling customers on the Vineyard that the utility company cannot take on any solar projects larger than 15 kilowatts — and in some instances 25 kilowatts — while it plans to beef up a Falmouth substation that services the Island.

At about 8:35 a.m., firefighters received three alarms simultaneously at the Edgartown Stop & Shop, Edgartown School and Vineyard Golf Club, said fire chief Alex Schaeffer.