Space is scarce in the Edgartown cemetery
Only four available lots remain at the town-owned and -operated New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown, cemetery commissioners and cemetery superintendent Jen Morgan told selectmen this week at their...
View ArticleDiscolored tap water caught Oak Bluffs businesses by surprise
Updated 11 am, Wednesday System flushing during water-main work on the last day of the year by the Oak Bluffs water department that caused discolored tap water in parts of the town took a number of...
View ArticleEdgartown selectmen caution against hasty school-choice funding changes
Edgartown selectmen Monday urged a group of Martha’s Vineyard school officials to exercise caution as the all-Island school committee prepares to reevaluate how the superintendent’s shared services...
View ArticleVTA raises prices on six categories of bus passes
In keeping with a five-year business plan, the cost of Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) bus passes increased on Jan. 1. The seven-day pass went from $25 to $30; the annual pass went from $120 to $130;...
View ArticleEdgartown closes Cape Pogue to scalloping
At a regular Monday-evening meeting, Edgartown selectmen voted to approve a shellfish committee recommendation to close Cape Pogue to recreational and commercial scalloping beginning this Saturday. The...
View ArticleAnonymous donor foots bill for free breakfast program
Just before Christmas, Les Holcomb of Edgartown organized “Just in Case,” a free breakfast program to supplement meals that students in the free lunch program at Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools might...
View ArticleChappaquiddick residents remain divided as ever over wireless strategy
A survey of Chappaquiddick property owners intended to gauge public opinion about the best way to improve cellular service on the small, easternmost island community indicates that the topic remains as...
View ArticleNew fund will assist Islanders with off-Island medical trips
A new initiative to assist Islanders with medical expenses, the Transportation Access Program (TAP), will help pay for off-Island travel to receive treatments not available on Martha’s Vineyard. Rep....
View ArticleEdgartown animal control officer says zebras and giraffes, oh my
Edgartown animal control officer (ACO) Barbara Prada gave her regular quarterly report to selectmen, who met Tuesday evening. The usual account of lost cats and misbehaving dogs included an unusual...
View ArticleMartha’s Vineyard church homeless shelters find few takers
This month, the Island Clergy Association (ICA) began a pilot homeless shelter program dubbed “Hospitality Homes,” that began operating January 1 and will continue during winter nights until March....
View ArticleAT&T plans to install a portable wireless antenna on Chappaquiddick
Members of the Chappaquiddick wireless committee told Edgartown selectmen Monday that AT&T will install a portable wireless antenna on the property of Chappy resident Robert “Bob” Fynbo. The cell...
View ArticleChappy ferry slip repairs will halt vehicle service one week in April
The Chappy Ferry, which provides daily vehicle and passenger service across Edgartown Harbor, will be able to transport only passengers for one week, from April 17 to April 24, while the vehicle access...
View ArticleEdgartown selectmen hear Triangle parking complaints
Edgartown town administrator Pam Dolby told selectmen at a regular meeting on Monday that she and building inspector Lenny Jason are working with the contractor who is overseeing a development project...
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Edgartown officials embrace temporary wireless antenna on Chappy
A proposal by AT&T to improve wireless service on Chappaquiddick by erecting a temporary wireless antenna on the property of Chappy resident Robert Fynbo, the owner of Chappaquiddick Wireless...
View ArticlePolice caution residents against IRS phone scam
The Edgartown and Oak Bluffs police departments have posted warnings about scam phone calls targeting Island residents. The scammers call and pretend to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),...
View ArticleMassachusetts presidential primary registration comes to a close tonight
Time is quickly winding down for those who have not registered to vote in the Massachusetts March 1 presidential primary. Eligible voters have until 8 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 10 to register or alter...
View ArticleDomestic violence law shields identities of victims and assailants
In August 2014, then-Governor Deval Patrick signed a large and complex piece of legislation that overhauled the laws which apply to domestic violence. Most significantly, “An Act Relative to Domestic...
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Edgartown neighborhood dispute stalls Beach Street house demolition
A months-long effort by the owners of a 124-year-old house on Beach Street to gain the needed permits to tear down the structure and build a new, slightly larger house in its place hit another hurdle —...
View ArticleEdgartown orders pitbull that bit man be leashed at all times
Edgartown selectmen Tuesday followed the recommendation of animal control officer (ACO) Barbara Prada and voted to issue a permanent restraint order against Jaxx, a 5-year-old pit bull that bit his...
View ArticleCounty commissioners turn their attention to Island addiction
Having assumed the chairmanship of the Dukes County Commission, Christine Todd of Oak Bluffs plans to spearhead a county effort to address substance abuse. The campaign kicks off Wednesday, March 2,...
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