Energy Question Goes to Voters
As Climate Change Takes Over the Conscience of a Nation, Vineyard Towns to Decide Fate of Energy District
By IAN FEIN
When Island residents file into auditoriums next week to conduct the annual business of their towns, voters in three towns will face a common question and a possible turning point.
They will be asked whether they wish to take the Vineyard's energy future into their own hands.
Land Bank Acquires Beachfront Properties, Inland Sheep Pasture
By IAN FEIN
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank this week announced a series of conservation acquisitions that will expand the size of two of its existing up-Island preserves.
Town, Tribe Sign Historic Land Use Pact
By IAN FEIN
At a characteristically informal event that was more potluck dinner than Yalta Conference, town and tribe officials in Aquinnah this week signed the intergovernmental land use agreement approved by town meeting voters earlier this month.
About a dozen members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and a half-dozen town officials attended the signing ceremony at the tribal headquarters on Tuesday evening.
Aquinnah Voters Approve Town-Tribal Land Use Pact, Possible Alcohol Sales
By IAN FEIN
Opening a new chapter in the sometimes strained relationship between the town and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Aquinnah voters at a special town meeting last night endorsed a land use agreement that will attempt to resolve a longstanding jurisdictional dispute for the two governments.
Town-Tribe Pact on Land Use Comes to Vote Next Thursday
By IAN FEIN
A much-debated land use agreement between the town and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) will come back before Aquinnah voters at a special town meeting next week.
Selectmen Back Late Initiative On Restaurant Alcohol Sales
By IAN FEIN
Buying a cold beer on the outdoor deck of the Aquinnah Shop may become a reality, if town voters in the coming weeks support a selectmen-sponsored initiative to allow the sale of beer and wine with meals in restaurants.
Aquinnah selectmen added the question to a March 8 special town meeting as a last-minute warrant article, which, if approved by voters, would start the process of changing the historically dry westernmost town on the Vineyard.