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Clair A. Springman, 88, of Montoursville, passed away Dec. 26, 2023, at home with loved ones by his side. Born on Nov. 12, 1935, in Montoursville, a son of t

Its that time of year again, and the local community should prepare to enjoy a weekend long full of events celebrating Columbus, put on by the Columbus Area Chamber of

A meeting was held Thursday afternoon between the chairs of the Oak Bluffs planning and  select boards and two representatives from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School school committee regarding the ongoing discussion on the turf.  Legal counsels for both groups were present.  Thursday’s meeting comes on the heals of the school committee making a […]

The Oak Bluffs select board heard a formal complaint from an employee against two finance committee members at the end of their meeting Tuesday night. The heated exchange followed recent disagreements between town administrator Deborah Potter — the complainant — and the Oak Bluffs finance and advisory committee, in which the latter questioned the ethics […]

Longtime Oak Bluffs Police Chief Erik Blake is set to retire on June 30, the Oak Bluffs select board announced at a Zoom meeting Tuesday. Reading from a press release, select board chair Brian Packish said Blake is retiring after a 35-year career in law enforcement. Blake began his law enforcement tenure in 1987 when […]

Sale expected to be finalized Dec. 29; center to be renamed Blue Line Junction.

Oak Bluffs delayed putting the housing bank article on its warrant, but will take up the issue again at its Jan. 11 meeting. Tuesday’s discussion of the warrant article covered select board questions relating to housing bank debt, impacts on the housing market, and stipends. The housing bank needs four of the six Island towns […]

Sale expected to be finalized Dec. 29; center to be renamed Blue Line Junction.

After two years of no August fireworks in Oak Bluffs, town leaders put together a committee to spark the event back to life. Traditionally the Oak Bluffs Firemen’s Civic Association plans, fundraises, applies for permits, executes, and cleans up the popular end-of-summer event, all with volunteers. But the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with a lack of […]

The decision to have a strong or weak fire chief will be in the hands of Oak Bluffs voters next month at the town’s special town meeting. At a meeting Tuesday night, the Oak Bluffs select board approved its 22-article special town meeting warrant. The special town meeting is scheduled for 7 pm, Tuesday, Nov. […]