Government
June 23 is the tentative new annual meeting date, and June 25 is the tentative new date for the annual town election.
A tense conference call between Island town leaders and the head of the hospital over relaxing the construction ban split the Island along geographic lines.
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport is getting a small share of about $10 billion in grants distributed by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act.
Property tax filing deadlines have been extended to June 1 in all six Island towns.
Tisbury selectmen voted Tuesday to postpone, for a second time, the annual town meeting, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Three Island towns were presented with a plan Tuesday to take steps to get some construction workers back on the job, but there were mixed reviews, and all paused after hearing strong objection from Martha’s Vineyard Hospital president and chief executive officer Denise Schepici.