Remy Tumin
The Edgartown water department must account for $171,600 in receipts for its new headquarters off the West Tisbury Road before it can receive reimbursement from the USDA, town accountant Kimberly Kane told the selectmen this week.
Without the reimbursement, the town will have to pay the bill.
This time with a quorum, Edgartown voters at a special town meeting Tuesday night agreed to allocate money for an appraisal of the Capt. Warren House and approved the conversion of silos at Katama Farm into cell towers.
A total of 168 voters attended the special session. The meeting was rescheduled from last week after falling 20 voters shy of a quorum. Moderator Philip J. Norton Jr. presided over the 15-article warrant.
All articles were approved.
Nothing says small and sweet like bay scallop season.
Jewels for both the palate and year-round economies, bay scallops have become almost unique to Vineyard waters — Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard are two of the last places with a thriving commercial season. For many an Island fishermen bay scalloping has become the backbone of the off-season economy, giving them the ability to make a solid day’s pay in the dead of winter.
They also keep Island chefs happy. Most agree the bay scallop’s flavor stands on its own.
Chilmark residents and town officials made it clear they stand ready to safeguard their picturesque Menemsha village this week, as a U.S. Coast Guard design team presented preliminary plans to rebuild the historic boathouse that burned in the July 2010 fire.
Town leaders were adamant that the historic character of the town be maintained in the new structure.
Edgartown selectmen issued a stern warning to the owners of Sophia’s Market this week after the convenience store was caught selling alcohol to minors twice in one month over the summer
At a public hearing at their weekly meeting Monday, selectmen said the owners of the market at the Mobil Station on Upper Main street could keep their license as long as they work with the police to avoid future situations.
You won’t find peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on white bread in this kitchen.
What you will find are adjectives. Lovely, unforgettable, nutritious, choice, happy. Luscious, unsurpassed, napkin, colorful, heavenly. These are a few of the adjectives hanging above the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School kitchen, written by students to describe their lunch experiences.