A new report released this week by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission lays out an ambitious plan to fill in the gaps in the network of bike paths that runs through the three up-Island towns to create a continuous loop with better access to downtown areas while avoiding dangerous intersections like Five Corners in Vineyard Haven.
A state grant awarded by the Department of Conservation and Recreation for repairs to the Oak Bluffs waterfront is now the subject of a complicated and contentious conflict, with town officials clashing over how the funds should be used and where the matching portion of the grant — around $300,000 — should come from.
Island police reported a busy weekend, among other things making a number of drunk driving arrests and breaking up several loud and disruptive parties.
Aquinnah chief Randhi Belain said police received a call around 1:30 p.m. from a sunbather who found an unusually large fish on the shore between Philbin Beach and the property owned by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank. When police arrived they found what appeared to be a 20-foot shark.
A town-sponsored proposal to build a new fueling station for boaters on the Oak Bluffs harbor received mixed reviews Thursday during a public hearing before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. While some North Bluff residents said they opposed fuel tanks and pumps being built in front of their homes, others said they understood the importance of having gas for sale on the harbor this summer.
The regional high school boys’ tennis team fought valiantly on Wednesday in the second round of the Division 3 state tournament against number three seed Dover-Sherborn, but in the end fell to the defending South Sectional champions 4-1.
Despite the loss the Vineyard boys had a remarkable season, going 15-5 overall and advancing to the semifinals of the state tournament for the first time. Dover-Sherborn improved to 16-1 with the win.
Oak Bluffs leaders said this week that a special town meeting will be held in late summer where voters will be asked to cut approximately $500,000 from next years’s budget — approved at town meeting only two months ago — in order to ensure that the state Department of Revenue will sign off on next year’s tax rate.
