Martha’s Vineyard – Oak Bluffs selectmen have approved a measure that will lower the speed limit on certain town streets from 30 to 25 miles per hour. Until recently, under state law, the speed limit on thickly settled streets (defined as areas where houses are closer than 200 feet apart), whether posted by signs or […]
Oak Bluffsspeed limitVineyard Gazette See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – With the arrival of nesting shorebirds, such as piping plovers, terns, skimmers and oystercatchers, Cape Pogue Wildlife Refuge and most of the other barrier beaches on Chappaquiddick will be closed to over-sand vehicles starting next week. Restrictions are required under state and federal law when endangered shorebirds are present. All of Cape […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – Chilmark town leaders including selectmen Warren Doty and Jim Malkin, town building inspector Leonard Jason Jr., executive secretary Timothy Carroll and police chief Jonathan Klaren gathered recently for their annual spring walk-around of Menemsha harbor. The walks, originally undertaken to improve communication between the harbor master and selectmen, provide an opportunity to […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – At the onset of the Memorial Day weekend The Vineyard Gazette Media Group has launched a glossy new publication designed to give visitors to the Island a complete resource for making the most of a Vineyard vacation. The 112-page 2018 Martha’s Vineyard Island Guide is a curated introduction to many of the […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – Chappy ferry co-owner Peter Wells alerted Edgartown selectmen this week that a new movie about the 1969 Chappaquiddick car accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne has caused an uptick in tourist traffic to the Edgartown island. In response, he proposed new signage to steer traffic in the proper direction. Currently those seeking […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – The Aquinnah Cultural Center is the recipient of the grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council totaling $71,000 to be applied to restoration of the historic Vanderhoop Homestead in Aquinnah, a 19th century Wampanoag farmstead that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A $64,000 capital grant is specifically earmarked for […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – The Edgartown Cemetery Commission recently celebrated the documentation of all the gravestones in the Tower Hill Cemetery and the restoration of those dating from the 17th and 18th century. The restored stones include those of Robart Stone who died in 1689 and John Coffin who built the house on North Water Street […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – A dedication ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 20 at 11:30 am making Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven the newest site on the African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard. The dedication will honor Rev. Absalom Jones, the first African American priest in the Episcopal Church, Right Rev. John Melville […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – Despite a recent bid for a home rule petition to ban rental mopeds Oak Bluffs selectmen voted unanimously on Tuesday to renew the operating licenses of three moped rental companies under a new management structure. Penny Wong, the wife of Ride on Mopeds applicant Aguimar Carlos, offered to reduce the number of […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – Voters in Tisbury, West Tisbury and Aquinnah have agreed to back a home-rule petition to regulate herbicide use. The initiative follows years of concern over the longstanding practice of spraying beneath power lines by the utility giant Eversource. If approved by the state legislature, any group seeking to apply herbicides in the […]
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