Louisa Hufstader
Tisbury voters gave a standing ovation to their retiring fire chief and backed a $6.4 million sewer expansion at their annual town meeting Saturday.
Tisbury will convene its annual town meeting under a tent at the town elementary school, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday. Face coverings are required.
The twice-a-week West Tisbury Farmers’ Market opens Saturday, relocated this year to the Agricultural Society fairgrounds. It will be a different event this year, with a hands-off policy for customers.
The 90-year-old Tisbury School building has a skeleton of steel, town officials learned this week.
The Boys & Girls Club and YMCA both plan to open summer camps next month, with strict safety protocols. But most other Island camps will cancel this year.
Numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics show double-digit unemployment across the state in April, and Dukes County is one of the hardest hit.