Noah Asimow
Controversy and confusion over the recent downsizing of a summer event in Waban Park prompted an outpouring of support for the antiracism advocacy organization A Long Talk at the Oak Bluffs selectmen’s meeting Tuesday.
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank has signed an agreement to buy and conserve seven acres of farmland as part of a larger, proposed 35-acre subdivision in West Tisbury that would include affordable and market-rate housing developments.
Three Island residents were arraigned on drug charges in Edgartown district court Monday, after Tisbury police and the Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force conducted a raid at a house in Oak Bluffs last week. Jason Reagan, 39, of Oak Bluffs, Shane Harthcock, 40, of West Tisbury, and Danae Vlaskovic, 32, of Oak Bluffs, are all facing charges.
Soaring costs for the Steamship Authority’s expansive Woods Hole terminal reconstruction have reached new heights.
Vineyard Covid-19 case counts have neared their highest levels since the pandemic began, with new clusters identified at businesses across the Island as the Delta variant continues its spread. Boards of health reported 97 new cases from August 15-21.
Martha’s Vineyard bid bon voyage to tropical storm Henri Sunday afternoon, which brought mist, occasional downpours, wind and choppy surf but inflicted minimal damage across the Island as it swirled north, west and inland by evening. The Steamship Authority returned to full operations by 5 p.m.