Greg Pachico formally accepted the job of West Tisbury’s first full-time fire chief, after the select board offered him a $120,000 salary during Wednesday night’s regular board meeting on Zoom.
West Tisbury select board
June 7, 2021
Louisa Hufstader
A divided West Tisbury select board voted last week to display the Progress flag over town hall and outside the library during June, which is celebrated internationally as Pride Month.
July 1, 2021
Noah Asimow
West Tisbury selectmen will continue to require masks in public buildings but opted against mandating vaccinations for town employees after a contingent of senior citizens raised concerns about the town’s Covid policies this week.
July 1, 2021
Noah Asimow
Concerned about the shuttered state of Alley’s General Store, the West Tisbury select board said this week it will invite spokesmen for the Vineyard Trust to appear at next week’s meeting.
2021
October 31, 2021
The West Tisbury selectman who had been a pillar of the rural agricultural town for decades, died Sunday at his home after a brief illness. He was 89.
October 6, 2021
State Road restaurant takes a few weeks off every winter, but this year’s closure will start immediately and last until March. Owners Mary and Jackson Kenworth asked the West Tisbury select board’s permission to close.
September 2, 2021
Only fully vaccinated workers will be allowed to staff town buildings in West Tisbury, following a vote by the select board Wednesday. The mandate applies to all employees, interns and volunteers at town hall, the library, Howes House, fire and police stations, public safety building and highway barn.
August 19, 2021
West Tisbury employees, interns and volunteers have until Sept. 30 to show proof of full vaccination against Covid-19, officials ruled Wednesday at an unprecedented joint meeting of the seven elected boards.
July 29, 2021
A German shepherd, already declared a dangerous dog by town officials after a biting incident in December, now faces an order of euthanization.
July 7, 2021
Alley’s General Store will likely remain closed throughout the summer, representatives for the Vineyard Trust told the West Tisbury select board Wednesday.
