Government
More concerns occupied Aquinnah selectmen as the Wampanoag tribe clears land for its planned bingo hall.
Rising sea levels, beach amenities, downtown vitality and affordable housing are among the subjects that top the priority list as Oak Bluffs begins to develop a revised master plan.
Aquinnah selectmen voted Wednesday to send a letter to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), requesting a public meeting to discuss the bingo hall now under construction.
Work has begun on the first phase of the Yellow House development project, with a two-story plywood structure taking the place of a former diminutive retail shack at 10 South Summer street.
Ryan Rossi of West Tisbury, an Island native and former Coast Guardsman, has been named Chilmark harbor master. He will replace Dennis Jason Jr. in June.
A teacher and math specialist at the Edgartown School, a special education director from New York and the director of a small private school in Maryland are all finalists.