A new organization is planning a tree planting celebration this weekend as part of an effort to green parks in Oak Bluffs and to raise awareness about efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change. The Oak Bluffs Tree Stewards are planting 10 bare root trees on Saturday, Oct. 28, starting at 9 am at […]
Oak Bluffs Tree Stewards, a new volunteer tree planting organization, announced in a press release it is seeking donations to purchase trees. The fundraising is being done in collaboration with the Oak Bluffs Parks Commission. The release states the program is modeled after state and national tree stewards programs where volunteers plant and care for […]
A contentious Oak Bluffs project will be headed to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for review. Developer and business owner Robert Sawyer is pursuing a comprehensive permit under Chapter 40B to demolish a historic building on 3 Uncus Avenue and construct a mixed-use building. His plans are to build eight workforce housing units, two of which […]
Owners of a dilapidated Oak Bluffs house are continuing to fight their case in court for approval to demolish the structure, in order to build eight affordable housing units. A May 1 ruling by a Dukes County Superior Court judge effectively upholds the project’s denial, which was made last year by the Copeland Plan District […]
A lawsuit filed last year by the owners of a historic house in Oak Bluffs against a local review board’s denial of a request to demolish their house on Uncas Ave. has been transferred from Massachusetts Land Court to Dukes County Superior Court. This comes after the title owner of the property, Robert Sawyer, filed […]