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The old home of Red Cat Kitchen may not be sitting empty for long.  The Oak Bluffs select board provided unanimous, conditional approval for a seasonal, all-alcohol license for Menotomy, a restaurant that will be located at 14 Kennebec Ave, after a public hearing on Tuesday, April 23.  Although details of the proposed eatery are […]

Despite pleas from a number of Oak Bluffs business owners, the town’s select board will be moving forward with the implementation of a new alcohol policy, requiring that bars move up last call and close half an hour earlier. The policy, which mirrors that of Edgartown establishments, will be going into effect on Sunday. Both […]

Roughly a year since the Oak Bluffs select board voted to adopt a new flag policy, the discussion regarding raising non-federal flags on town property resurfaced. After a few failed attempts to amend the flag policy to enhance inclusivity, select board member Emma Green-Beach shared the newest version of alternative policy at Tuesday’s board meeting, […]

The occasional cheer and claps could be heard on Thursday evening as the results of the Oak Bluffs town election were announced.  Dion Alley and Tom Hallahan emerged victorious in the three-way election race as the newest members of the five-person select board.  The two candidates will be taking the seats of Ryan Ruley and […]

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West Tisbury, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown voters go to the polls today for their annual town elections. Oak Bluffs has two open seats open on the select board and one seat on the planning board, both contested. Select board members Ryan Ruley and Brian Packish not seeking reelection. Looking to fill the two open seats are […]

Two Oak Bluffs select board members, Ryan Ruley and Brian Packish, attended their last board meeting Tuesday evening.  Ruley is stepping down after 3 years; he’s also been board chair for the last year.  He called his introduction to the board a “huge educational curve.” “You think you probably know what goes on, but you […]

In a split decision Tuesday evening, the Oak Bluffs select board approved moving up the town’s last call at bars to 12:30 am — with a 1 am closing time — to go into effect in October. The current last call in Oak Bluffs is 1 am, with a 1:30 am closing time. Tuesday’s decision […]

Mark Leonard, Tom Hallahan, and Dion Alley are the three candidates vying for two open seats on the Oak Bluffs select board. Current select board members Ryan Ruley and Brian Packish are not seeking re-election for the five-member board.  The Times sent questions to each candidate to get their views on some of the issues […]