Gary Haley News Today

Islanders may be seeing the return of the former Aquinnah Shop Restaurant this summer.  The news was revealed by Aquinnah Land Initiative (ALI) president Wenonah Madison during an Aquinnah Select Board meeting on Tuesday, although she did not specify what type of plans are in the works for the property.  “There are plans to open […]

Superior Court ruling affirms State Ethics Commission decision that Aquinnah Select Board member Gary Haley violated conflict of interest law.

A Suffolk county judge has shot down an appeal by an Aquinnah select board member who tried to fight back against charges that he violated state ethics laws when he approved payments to himself for doing work for the town. In October of 2022, the Massachusetts Ethics Commission ordered Gary Haley to pay $10,000 for […]

At their latest meeting, Aquinnah’s select board unanimously approved a higher permit fee structure for all new construction in the town. The new fees, drafted and presented by Building Administrator Adam Petkus, will charge $10 per $1,000 of building cost. The previous system charged 30 cents per square foot of construction. The new structure will […]

Aquinnah is in negotiations with the developers of several offshore wind farms to help mitigate the impacts that hundreds of turbines will have on the view from the Aquinnah Cliffs. The town has already reached agreements with some developers, but others, like Ørsted, could compensate the town with significant impact fees.  Aquinnah climate and energy […]

Martha’s Vineyard celebrated the Fourth of July with a variety of events on a rainy and muggy Tuesday. The day culminated with a parade in Edgartown and fireworks over Edgartown Harbor. Parade organizer Joseph Sollitto Jr. thought the event went “quite well.” “We all got a little wet … but it seems as if everyone […]

Strapped resources are causing the Aquinnah Select Board to step back from the Moshup Trail beautification project. The project, which includes mowing and cutting back vegetation, was unanimously approved by the town’s select board in 2021, with the goal of improving the vista, but it has hit some snags. Aquinnah residents Carlos Montoya and Peter […]

Aquinnah town employees will be allowed to take an administrative day to rally for affordable housing legislation in Boston. The request to the Aquinnah Select Board came to town administrator Jeffrey Madison on Tuesday afternoon, and the board formed a consensus that it should be allowed.  The Martha Goes to Beacon Hill event is scheduled […]

The Aquinnah select board unanimously approved a single tax rate during the fiscal year 2023 tax classification public hearing on Tuesday morning. Tax assessor Harald Scheid, who had to work through various Massachusetts Department of Revenue requirements with his Regional Resource Group colleague Daniel Golden, led the presentation for the public hearing. “This hearing really […]

The Aquinnah select board unanimously approved establishing a Aquinnah Cliff lease committee during its Tuesday afternoon meeting. During a previous meeting, the board reached a consensus to have a final draft for Cliff lot leases by January after a discussion with leaseholders.  Currently, there are two types of leases: one directly from the town, and […]