Government
Chilmark voters enthusiastically approved an $11 million project to build a joint firehouse and EMS building and breezed through a flurry of school spending articles and capital improvement projects at their annual town meeting Monday evening.
Edgartown voters head to the polls Tuesday for an unusual annual town election that has two ballot questions and a wide-open, write-in contest for town moderator. Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
In a ceremony held Sunday, seven members of the Edgartown fire department officially graduated from a two-part intensive state training course, bulking up the Island’s growing firefighting cohort.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted final approval last week on changes to its development of regional impact checklist that include separate definitions for historic demolitions and alterations.
The League of Women Voters of Martha's Vineyard, in conjunction with MV TV, has announced its final two candidate forums for the spring election season.
Bucking state and national trends, Dukes County has both the highest Covid-19 positive rate and the highest Covid-19 vaccination rate in the commonwealth.