Sam Bungey
In their first official gathering following last week’s annual town meeting, Chilmark selectmen approved a list of finalists for a new chief of police and approved two new restaurant licenses in the town.
And, in a board reshuffle, J.B. Riggs Parker was accepted as chairman, then promptly announced his retirement.
A group of Vermont nightclub owners aim to open for business on the property formerly housing the Outerland nightclub this summer.
Partners in Ya Dude LLC, who operate Nectar’s nightclub in Burlington, Vt., want to sublet the property from Bar LLC. the company owned by Barry and Mona Rosenthal, who operated Outerland for three years until last fall.
First they need the approval of the Martha’s Vineyard airport commission, which owns the property, and also the Edgartown selectmen, who issue the liquor license for the club.
West Tisbury voters returned longtime assessor Michael Colaneri to another three-year term in an annual town election that saw a light turnout yesterday. Mr. Colaneri prevailed 305 to 239 over challenger Jonathan Revere, who came within 10 votes of beating Mr. Colaneri three years ago.
A total of 570 voters turned out, 26 per cent of those registered.
Mr. Colaneri thanked the voters for their support last night.
“I’m very pleased with the result,” he said. Mr. Revere could not be reached for comment.
Last month Congress allotted $170 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — an unprecedented funding pool for the fisheries service — with the goal of creating several thousand jobs.
Warren Doty knew he wanted a piece.
“They said, we want jobs,” said the Chilmark selectman and member of the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group. “And I thought, okay, let’s go, I’ll give you jobs.”
At their annual town meeting Tuesday West Tisbury voters knocked back an article that would let a minority dictate the pace of future meetings, using secret ballot voting. Then as if to prove a point, they dispensed with a 45-article warrant in a little under three and a half hours.
Voters also approved a $13 million town budget, granted two new special ways, and accepted a reduced cost of living salary adjustment (COLA) for town employees.
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum has temporarily suspended its capital campaign which began six years ago with a price tag of $35 million, as a job search begins to replace executive director Keith Gorman.
He will step down at the end of the coming summer after just over a year on the job.
“It’s a family thing,” said Mr. Gorman this week, who has commuted for four years between the Vineyard and North Carolina where his wife Cheryl Roberts studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.