Louisa Hufstader

Tisbury Town Moderator Will Wield Her Final Gavel This Spring

Tisbury town moderator Deborah Medders recently announced she would not run again for moderator, a position she has held since 1999.

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Tisbury Master Plan Presents Hard Truths for Moving Forward

Cramped, outdated public buildings, vaguely-worded bylaws and a lack of housing policies are among the obstacles to progress that came up during a virtual presentation to Tisbury’s master plan steering committee.

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High School Assesses Feasibility Study Funds

High school committee members had voted last year to reduce the $2 million feasibility study request for the new school by kicking in $500,000 in excess and deficiency funds. But this week, the committee voted to ask towns for the full $2 million instead.

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High School Considers New Sports Ticketing Policy

Island students and their families won’t have to pay at the gate to attend high school sports events for at least the next month, as the Martha’s Regional High School committee works out a new ticketing policy.

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Tisbury to Resume Main Street Construction Project

Sidewalk improvements in downtown Vineyard Haven are about to begin again after the holiday lull. The project began last fall and left some Main street property owners disgruntled at what they said was a lack of notice.

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MVC Begins Hearing on Southern Tier Housing Development

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has begun its review of a proposed affordable housing complex in Oak Bluffs, called Southern Tier.

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MVC Approves Safe Harbor Marinas Expansion

Nearly a year after its referral to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission as a development of regional impact (DRI), Safe Harbor Marinas’ plan to expand its Vineyard Haven facility received commission approval in a 9-3 vote.

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Cronig's Officially Changes Ownership

After 35 years of ownership by Steve Bernier, the Cronig's Markets properties in Vineyard Haven and West Tisbury have changed hands.

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Land Bank Purchases Property on Ice House Pond

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank is expanding and connecting its Lambert’s Cove-area properties, paying $2,020,000 this week for with 4.5 acres and a house on Ophelia Way in West Tisbury.

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SSA Discusses Christmas Eve Cancellations

Weather conditions on Christmas Eve were already bad and getting worse when the Steamship Authority made the call to cancel its remaining ferries that evening, general manager Robert Davis told the SSA port council on Tuesday.

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