The Oak Bluffs select board named town accountant Deborah Potter as their new town administrator Tuesday, after reviewing candidates both internal and external during an extended two-day interview process this week.
A mainstay Martha’s Vineyard nightspot year round, the Ritz Cafe will shutter effective Jan. 1, with plans to reopen March 9, following approval from the Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday.
Two downtown restaurants in Oak Bluffs won approval from the Oak Bluffs selectmen this week to make changes for the winter, with one closing until spring and another adopting shortened hours of operation until January.
Oak Bluffs Association director Christine Todd told selectmen Tuesday that closing Circuit avenue and part of Kennebec avenue to vehicles on summer Sundays was well received by visitors.
Oak Bluffs selectmen set Saturday, Nov. 14 as a date for a special town meeting this week.
Oak Bluffs selectmen took no action this week on a request to expand Sunday downtown street closures to evening hours on other days of the week.
Oak Bluffs voters went for change at their town election Thursday, approving a $13.3 million plan to rebuild the town hall and voting in newcomer Ryan Ruley as a town selectman.
