Louisa Hufstader
West Tisbury voters will be asked next year whether they want to spend a significant sum on the town’s local dropoff, or close the facility after upgrades are completed at the regional refuse district.
Passengers and motorists aboard the Steamship Authority ferry Martha’s Vineyard for Wednesday night’s 9:45 trip from Woods Hole had to disembark without traveling after an alarm on the vessel’s steering system went off, communications director Sean Driscoll said.
The Steamship Authority is coming to Vineyard Haven Monday for a help session to answer questions from Islanders about their SSA profiles or the preferred excursion program. The session is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.
Lambert’s Cove Road in Vineyard Haven reopened Wednesday morning after a daylong closure Tuesday from a washout in heavy rains. The road reopened Wednesday shortly before 11 a.m.
Keith Moskow, a Boston architect with an Island connection, has emerged the winner in what began as a 10-way competition to design a new bandstand for Tisbury’s Owen Park.
The Island Community Chorus delighted audiences over the weekend with a pair of holiday concerts at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown.