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.
In an about face by the Tisbury selectmen, Elio Silva’s Vineyard Grocer is fully licensed to sell food prepared on the premises, following a quick and unanimous vote Tuesday.
In a gesture of disapproval aimed at business owner Elio Silva, Tisbury’s select board has unanimously denied Vineyard Grocer’s application for a common victuallers’ license.
Tisbury select board member James Rogers has taken aim at the proliferation of dinghies on the beach at Owen Park.
Between a collapsed market for recyclables and rising expenses for collection, Tisbury is paying more than $100,000 a year to dispose of refuse — costs that are supposed to be paid for by user fees.
Massachusetts is making good on its promise to repay towns for costs incurred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic this spring. Tisbury has received $65,080.
The popular bakery owned by Chrissy Kinsman will open a retail shop in Vineyard Haven later this summer.
