A ban on the sale of single-use plastic drink bottles in Oak Bluffs has not been enforced in the almost two years that it has been in effect, causing concern among the bylaw’s backers and highlighting the uphill battle to reduce pollution across the Island.
Ava Stearns began her journey as an equestrian while growing up in Chilmark. Now she is decorated on the national level, riding for Auburn University. The team competes for the National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championship, beginning today.
Rabbi Caryn Broitman, who leads the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, began her sabbatical in early 2024. For continued leadership, the synagogue invited a trio of local female spiritual leaders to share the duties of weekly Shabbats and Passover services.
Voters in Oak Bluffs returned Emma Green-Beach to the select board at Thursday’s annual town election and ushered in K. Mark Leonard to the second open seat.
Voters at Oak Bluffs town meeting Tuesday passed spending articles for several large infrastructure projects but rejected a controversial zoning change that would have allowed some industrial uses in new parts of town.
Hundreds of people crowded into the regional high school gym Sunday afternoon, filling the bleachers and sidelines for the memorial scholarship basketball tournament in honor of Waylon Madison Sauer.
The U.S. Coast Guard transported a patient to an off-Island hospital Thursday, touching down and taking off with a helicopter from Alley Waban Park in Oak Bluffs.
Kris Chvatal, Bill Cleary, Emma Green-Beach and K. Mark Leonard are running for the two three-year terms. The seats have been held by Ms. Green-Beach, the current board chair, and Jason Balboni, who decided to not run for reelection.
Among the items voters will consider at the Oak Bluffs town meeting are paying for upgrades to the town’s wastewater and harbor infrastructure, and business-friendly zoning amendments.
