Government
For the second time in as many years, a grass roots coalition to form a Martha’s Vineyard housing bank has begun to take hold on the Island —this time joining at least six other communities across the commonwealth.
The Tisbury annual town meeting will be held June 12 and 13, with June 14 as a backup date, selectmen decided Tuesday. A separate special town meeting will consider the $55 million borrowing proposal for school construction.
Covid-19 vaccinations for Islanders 75 and over are set to begin Monday, Feb. 1, hospital officials said, although widespread confusion remains around the state’s slow-moving vaccination rollout.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission aired its new energy policy in front of the Edgartown selectmen Monday.
Hoping to galvanize the state’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Monday that phase two of the state’s plan would begin on Feb 1.
Vineyard Wind announced Monday it was requesting federal review of the plan to build the nation’s first industrial-scale wind farm 15 miles south of the Vineyard.