Government
Environmental groups and state legislators are strongly opposing a plan by the Trump administration to open up North Atlantic waters to offshore oil and gas exploration.
A tenfold increase in wastewater fees is causing friction between the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission and airport business park tenants, with Airport Laundromat facing possible eviction.
Parking fees at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport will soon see a new automated system in place of the familiar envelope-on-the-windshield system that Islanders have long used.
In the third and final night of the annual town meeting, Tisbury voters agreed to buy property for a new town hall and fund improvements to the harbor wall on Beach Road.
Edgartown sped through a lengthy town meeting agenda Tuesday, approving spending and a $36.8 million budget. Voters chose moments for discussion, including tributes to the moderator.
Oak Bluffs voters took a first step toward banning moped rentals, signed off on a laundry list of capital improvement projects, and approved a $30.3 million budget, the largest in the history of the town.
