A new paved walking path is nearing completion along State Road in North Tisbury, but the southern end of the town-funded, $90,000, half-mile trail may not see much foot traffic.
Three of the first four buildings it passes on the eastern side of the road are now closed and for sale, with no immediate plans to reopen.
Tisbury to Pay More, and Oak Bluffs Less Under Regional School Funding Scenario
By IAN FEIN
A state-driven shift in how regional school districts fund themselves could penalize Tisbury and benefit Oak Bluffs by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The state rules use wealth rather than enrollment to determine how much each member town of a regional school district is assessed.
Vineyard Backs Deval Patrick
Following Commonwealth Trend, Island Democrats Throw Support to Gubernatorial Front-Runner in Hotly Contested Primary
By IAN FEIN
Dukes County voters mirrored the rest of the commonwealth and offered strong support for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deval L. Patrick in the state primary election on Tuesday.
Difficult Issues Confront MVC
Regional Land Use Commission Searches for Fresh Approach to Regulate Trophy Houses, Protect Neighborhoods
By IAN FEIN
Following back-to-back Martha's Vineyard Commission meetings that centered on the impacts that out-of-scale homes can pose on their neighbors and the rest of the Island, leaders in the regional planning agency are now confronting the question of what to do.
Commission Declines to Review House as Development of Regional Impact
By By IAN FEIN
After three and a half hours of debate, the Martha's Vineyard Commission late last night decided that a proposed 15,575-square-foot north shore home in West Tisbury does not warrant a full commission review.
As a general contractor based on Chappaquiddick, Richard S. Knight Jr. recognizes that the Vineyard will inevitably reach a point where all the land is accounted for and there is no more room to build.
"We're an Island, and there's only a finite amount of land left, so eventually we'll hit buildout," Mr. Knight said. "Sooner or later, it's going to come. And I think we're coming down to the end of it."