Three Island residents walked away from the Tisbury selectmen’s meeting this past week with the opportunity to buy a home close to downtown Vineyard Haven for a dramatically reduced price.
Tisbury select board
June 2, 2021
Louisa Hufstader
After a virtual season last year due to the pandemic, Vineyard Haven’s First Friday celebrations will resume this summer on Main street, with live music and for the first time, food trucks.
July 13, 2021
Louisa Hufstader
Tisbury police detective William Brigham has been named second in command to interim police chief Christopher Habekost, following a unanimous vote by the select board Tuesday afternoon.
2025
January 27, 2025
Joseph LaCivita, currently the general manager of Watervliet, N.Y., will start on March 3. The select board unanimously picked Mr. LaCivita to succeed longtime administrator John Grande, who left in December.
January 9, 2025
The Tisbury building commissioner is looking for a 24 per cent increase in his department’s budget, with much of the proposed hike going to payroll including a new position for short-term rental inspections.
2024
December 19, 2024
The Tisbury select board voted unanimously Wednesday to offer the job of town administrator to Joseph J. LaCivita, currently the general manager for Watervliet, N.Y.
December 16, 2024
The select board will interview Sonia Alves-Viveiros and Joseph J. LaCivita at noon on Wednesday for the town’s top post, with current town administrator John (Jay) Grande set to step down at the end of the year.
December 14, 2024
Tisbury’s outgoing town administrator John (Jay) Grande is facing an ethics complaint filed by a town employee who claims he was improperly working with an engineering firm that has several projects in the local permitting process.
October 25, 2024
Greg Leland has been on paid administrative leave since July. The chief, who was promoted to the top position in 2020, was being investigated by the town’s legal counsel for reasons that have not been made public.
