Government
A $10 million project to repave the main runway at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport has been under way since January.
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has officially broken ground on a long-promised gambling facility in the small up-Island town, unleashing a flurry of concern.
A campaign to establish a Martha’s Vineyard housing bank using revenues from the new short-term rental tax is running into stiff opposition in some Island towns.
State Sen. Julian Cyr and state Rep. Dylan Fernandes will host a community conversation on the Vineyard Monday in Vineyard Haven.
There are about 700 permits of various classifications issued by the federal government to fish for sea scallops on the East Coast. Sam Hopkins of West Tisbury has one of them.
Incumbent selectman and board chairman Tristan Israel has confirmed that he will not seek reelection in April after more than two decades of public service. Two businessmen have entered the race.