School Leader Wants Change
Chairman David Rossi Proposes Reopening Regional Agreement to Create Single Committee; Merits Debated, Not Voted
By RACHEL KOVAC
The chairman of the all-Island school committee this week called for reopening the regional school agreement, which is nearly four decades old, with an eye toward creating one school committee to create more accountability and efficiency in the disparate Vineyard school system.
Main Street Campaign Begins in Edgartown
By RACHEL KOVAC
A group of Edgartown business owners have launched an ambitious campaign to revitalize the heart of downtown, from voluntary facade improvements to strolling a capella singers to the return of Christmas in Edgartown.
Building Inspector Leaves Town Post
Embattled Richard Mavro Strikes Deal with Oak Bluffs Selectmen to Depart; Details Have Not Been Released
By RACHEL KOVAC
The town of Oak Bluffs will soon be looking for a new building inspector. After a 16-year tenure, embattled building inspector Richard Mavro has reached an agreement with the town and has left the position.
Molly Headly, age six, spun in circles waving her American flag while the Colonial Navy band marched by on Main street.
A family walks along Memorial Wharf eating ice cream, the children wearing Martha's Vineyard sweatshirts, one red, one white and two blue.
Vineyard School Officials Fail to Secure Bus Company Contract Due to Bid Error
By RACHEL KOVAC