Government
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has gained an ally in its legal effort to establish gambling on the western tip of the Island — the U.S. Department of Justice.
Edgartown selectmen Monday approved the transfer of a seasonal alcohol license from Flatbread Company to Once Again, Inc.
The long-planned Lagoon Ridge subdivision in Oak Bluffs got a green light from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, with strict conditions aimed at protecting the Lagoon Pond.
Leading coastal scientists, managers and others will gather Monday for a daylong conference at the Harbor View Hotel looking at the Island’s changing coastline, from shifting sands at Katama to managed retreat at Squibnocket.
Despite fierce opposition, Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival leaders said they intend to follow through with plans to buy a tract of residential farmland in West Tisbury.
The old Entwhistle Building on the harborfront property known as Boch Park in Vineyard Haven came down on Wednesday, capping years of discussion.