Edgartown library to close during move to new building
The Edgartown Free Public library will begin moving the nearly 40,000 items in its collection from its current North Water Street location to the new building on Robinson Way, adjacent to the Edgartown...
View ArticleCounty is poised to close on former VNA building
Barring any last-minute impediments, Dukes County is expected to officially own the former Vineyard Nursing Association (VNA) building on Breakdown Lane in Tisbury by the end of March. The $1.6 million...
View ArticleEdgartown to tackle $33.5 million budget and 81 warrant articles
Edgartown voters will consider 81 warrant articles and a proposed $33.5 million fiscal year 2017 (FY17) operating budget at the town’s annual and special town meetings on Tuesday, April 12, in the Old...
View ArticleCommercial oystering to shift to Edgartown Great Pond
Following a unanimous vote of the shellfish committee, Edgartown selectmen voted at their regular meeting Tuesday night to halt commercial oystering in Sengekontacket at the end of the day on Friday,...
View ArticleState Rep. Tim Madden will not seek reelection
Cape and Islands State Representative Tim Madden announced Thursday afternoon that he will not seek reelection in November. Mr. Madden said in a press release that the announcement was made “with mixed...
View ArticleCounty appoints two new airport commissioners
Dukes County commissioners voted on Wednesday to appoint Don Ogilvie and Kristin Zern, both of West Tisbury, to the airport commission, replacing commissioners Beth Toomey and Norman Perry. The terms...
View ArticleSweepstakes scam targets Island resident
The Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank is cautioning residents about a telephone scam operating under the guise of a sweepstakes operation. Bank investment director Edouard Begin said that a customer was...
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AT&T presents plans for temporary cell tower on Chappy
At a packed Tuesday-evening planning board meeting in Edgartown, representatives from AT&T presented plans for a temporary 104-foot ballast-mounted guide tower, to be erected on the property of...
View ArticleCounty minimum-wage policy complicates TTOR beach contract
Last November, the Dukes County commissioners approved a policy that calls for all county employees, including those who are employed under a contract, to be paid a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The...
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Edgartown poised to approve TTOR takeover of Katama Farm lease
Representatives of The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR), a statewide land trust with six properties located on Martha’s Vineyard, and the Edgartown conservation commission appeared before selectmen...
View ArticleCounty asks selectmen to directly address addiction
Dukes County Commission chairman Christine Todd of Oak Bluffs announced in February that tackling addiction would define her priorities. At the All-Island selectmen’s meeting at the Tisbury Senior...
View ArticleCounty postpones signing airport grant assurances pending legal review
At a meeting on March 2, Dukes County commissioners agreed to seek legal advice before they signed a grant assurance under which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would provide $600,000 to the...
View ArticleEdgartown transfers stewardship of Carnegie building, FARM Institute
Edgartown selectmen signed off on two major contracts at their regular Monday afternoon meeting this week. They signed the deed transferring ownership of the Carnegie building on North Water Street...
View ArticleOne contested race in Edgartown
Edgartown voters will decide one contest when they go to the polls on Thursday, April 14. Olga Church, Stephen Miller, and Justine Shemeth DeOliveira will vie for two available seats on the board of...
View ArticleCounty commission nomination deadlines loom
Candidates for the Dukes County Commission have until May 3 to submit nomination papers for certification, with signatures due with the state elections division by May 25. In November, voters will fill...
View ArticleEdgartown to explore Meshacket Road bike path options
Edgartown selectmen are soliciting volunteers to join a newly formed Meshacket bike path committee that will be tasked with evaluating options for constructing a bike path on Meshacket Road, a popular...
View ArticleTTOR will manage Norton Point during negotiations with county
Chris Kennedy, The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) Martha’s Vineyard superintendent, said the nonprofit land trust would continue to manage county-owned Norton Point Beach even as its seeks to resolve...
View ArticleBehind the Bookstore asks to expand patio area
Edgartown selectmen moved quickly through a short agenda at their regular meeting on Monday afternoon. Selectmen informally approved a proposal by the owners of the Behind the Bookstore Cafe and...
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Edgartown Post Office closed Friday due to rain leaks
Updated 8 pm, Friday Acting on the advice of the Edgartown building inspector, the Edgartown Post Office closed shortly after noon on Friday due to rainwater leaking into the building. The post office,...
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Unhappy Edgartown postal customers trek to Vineyard Haven
Unhappy and frustrated Edgartown Post Office customers traveled to Vineyard Haven in the rain and snow Monday to pick up their mail. They had no other choice following the closure of the Edgartown Post...
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