Officials in Tisbury are stepping up the hunt for new office space, as building conditions at both town hall and the town hall annex have deteriorated to the point where worker safety may be at risk.
A town policy calls for a 10 per cent increase in the mooring permit fees every other year and the harbor master is asking for higher docking and dinghy fees.
Mark Rasmussen of West Tisbury had two good kidneys, and wanted to give one away. Brad Hill of Edgartown was facing death without a kidney transplant. Near-strangers a year ago, the two men are now recovering from surgery, with one of Mr. Rasmussen’s healthy kidneys on the job for each of them.
Dancers, actors, musicians and visual artists have turned the Grange Hall in West Tisbury into an all-ages haunted house for the next two weekends, with a new performance piece titled Granger Things.
The Steamship Authority board of governors Tuesday approved next year’s $137.7 million operating budget, raising fares for some travelers, but mostly protecting rates for Island residents.
Chilmark the ox, Bella the puppeteer and an assembly of costumed children will lead this year’s Halloween parade in Vineyard Haven, organizers told the Tisbury select board earlier this month.
The Up-Island Regional School District committee last week agreed to hire a principal for Chilmark School to replace school head Susan Stevens, who retires at the end of the school year.
The new musical Billy Baloo has quickly become a hit for the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, which is adding five more performances Oct. 23 through Oct. 28.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission this week agreed to allow three previously-denied fireplaces at a mixed-use condominium complex in downtown Vineyard Haven, in exchange for the developer’s pledge to allow no further propane appliances anywhere on the property.
The new turbine — the first of 62 in the Vineyard Wind project, located 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard — stands up to 837 feet above the water’s surface.
