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.
On the surface, the four candidates running for the open seat on the
Oak Bluffs board of selectmen in next week's special election
share the same ideas on most of the major issues in recent town
politics.
Herbert A. (Bert) Combra Jr., Kenneth DeBettencourt, Ronald DiOrio
and David E. Morris Jr. are all vying for the single seat vacated when
former selectman Michael Dutton stepped down to take over as town
administrator.
Using charts, graphs and an encyclopedic knowledge of sharks, a leading state marine biologist told the Oak Bluffs selectmen this week that the embattled Boston Big Game Fishing Club's Monster Shark tournament is less about drinking beer and killing sharks, and more about providing a rare opportunity to collect vital information for research.
Convinced there's no way to make rental mopeds safe on the Vineyard, Oak Bluffs selectmen this week threw their support behind proposed state legislation that would require anyone renting a moped to have a motorcycle license.
