Martha’s Vineyard – Edgartown voters said no to a controversial initiative to put fluoride in Edgartown’s water with an overwhelmingly vote of 700 against and 253 in favor at this year’s Town Meeting. The question found itself on the ballot after the town board of health voted to add fluoride to the water and residents […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – A first step toward banning moped rentals was taken by Oak Bluffs Town Meeting voters with the passage of a home rule petition that could ultimately give the town the authority to enact such a ban. The petition now goes to the state legislature. If approved, it returns to the town for […]
See MoreTemperatures are tracking upward and more and more events are heading out of doors in the Week Ahead. Start the weekend with sheep shearing, an age old rite of spring taking place at The FARM Institute’s annual Sheepapalooza where this year’s bundle of baby lambs will also be introduced. Heading into the new week, events, […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – According to SSA general manager Bob Davis it was expected that the boat line would be running on a regular schedule as of Friday thus ending a 3 week spate of issues that created travel chaos for travelers both to and from the Island. The Island Home made her way down Vineyard […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – Marking the end of nearly six years of deliberations involving AT&T, The Edgartown planning board voted to approve the installation of an 115-foot permanent AT&T cell tower on Chappaquiddick with a vote of 4 to 1. There is currently a temporary 104-foot pole at the location providing limited cell service. To view […]
See MoreThis week Martha’s Vineyard heads into the spring with or without a go-ahead from Mother Nature. Temperatures and sunny skies may or may not cooperate, but events scheduled for the Week Ahead lure us outdoors with a line-up that include planting parties, and two volunteer clean-ups of areas damaged by the past winter’s many storms. […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – Long the subject of debate and confusion among customers, fares for taxi services may be standardized by the use of new taxi meter software being considered by selectmen in West Tisbury. The Martha’s Vineyard Taxi company has been testing the Taximeter in their cabs. Run from a tablet mounted inside the taxi […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – On April 10, Oak Bluffs voters will decide whether to petition the Massachusetts legislature for special home rule legislation as a first step toward allowing Oak Bluffs to ban mopeds rentals and leases in town. At a last year’s town meeting, voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of a non-binding petition to ban […]
See MoreEaster anchors the Week Ahead with a lively weekend opener full of entertainment beyond traditional egg hunts, brunches, family crafts and more. Always eagerly awaited, take a spin on the Flying Horses Carousel which opens its doors this weekend with the Easter bunny in attendance on Sunday. Once the holiday weekend is behind us, activities […]
See MoreThere’s music in the air in the Week Ahead as the Island soldiers on trying to ignore spring time’s tardy arrival and the latest coating of snow on lawns and limbs. Snow or no, head over to a belated ‘St. Patrick’s Day-ish’ 5K Walk/Run setting out from the Ocean View Restaurant in support of the […]
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