At the upcoming town meeting on April 8 and the subsequent town election on April 10, West Tisbury voters will be asked to decide on a $1,653,835.64 general override ballot question.

There are four very good reasons why we should all vote yes to phase out gas powered leaf blowers, a regulation that will be on the docket this spring at our town meetings.

At a cabinet meeting on Monday, March 24, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she was “going to eliminate FEMA.”