Aaron Wilson
A plan to renovate the ailing Oak Bluffs town hall will get a third chance after voters voiced strong approval for the plan at their annual town meeting Tuesday night.
On Monday, Habitat for Humanity of Martha's Vineyard opened their 13th home — a three bedroom, two bathroom, two story house in Vineyard Haven — for the Cortez family.
For the past 20-plus years Bob Falkenburg has been a smiling face at the busy downtown Oak Bluffs information booth, greeting visitors from places both far flung and close to home. But at 93, he decided this year to retire from his town duties.
Sunday street closures, expanded outdoor dining and a drive-in movie theatre at the Y are all part of the plan to help boost business.
Voters will decide next week whether to take a fresh tack on the long-stalled town hall renovation project.
Two months behind the usual schedule, voters go to the polls on Thursday in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown, where contested races for selectmen and measures on significant town projects are on the ballot.
