“To be or not to be” - stock or no stock - railroad or no railroad - was the principal question before the community last Saturday, and the town and its “dependencies” (?) turned out en masse to me
Town meetings
April 6, 2023
Brooke Kushwaha
When Edgartown voters gather at the recently-restored Old Whaling Church Tuesday for town meeting, they will weigh in on issues ranging from a new fire station to a proposed ban on miniature liquor bottles.
April 6, 2023
Riis Williams
Voters in Oak Bluffs will decide on a handful of funding questions at their annual town meeting Tuesday, with articles on projects ranging from repairs to the East Chop bulkhead to ongoing work to restore the health of Farm Pond.
April 6, 2023
Thomas Humphrey
West Tisbury residents will be asked Tuesday to vote on a variety of spending measures, including urgent repairs to the West Tisbury Public Library heating and ventilation system, and $415,000 in pay raises for town staff.
2024
October 30, 2024
Oak Bluffs residents voted to approve over $1 million dollars in spending at a special town meeting Tuesday, allowing the town to cover a stolen grant and move forward with a solar farm over the capped landfill.
October 24, 2024
Oak Bluffs voters will be asked to take action on some $1 million in spending requests at a special town meeting Tuesday, including one to correct a loss from a cyber scam this past August.
October 15, 2024
The special town meeting was planned to start at 6 p.m. at the West Tisbury School but by 6:10 p.m., moderator Caroline Flanders was 39 people short of being able to call the meeting to order.
October 9, 2024
The town will host the seven-article meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. at the West Tisbury School.
September 30, 2024
Just how much borrowing will be needed is still being determined, library director Amy Ryan told the select board at its Sept. 24 meeting.
September 29, 2024
The town’s harbor master and harbor advisory committee proposed changes to the town bylaws that they believed would make rules around jet skis more enforceable.
