Jane Rossi News Today

When my brother, Andy, called me Tuesday morning to wish me a happy birthday, he said it was snowing in Redding. Just a few flakes, but snow, nonetheless. Snow on Nov. 1 is remarkable, and has never happened before that I remember. Just thinking about it was a lovely birthday present. I love my birthday, […]

West Tisbury residents will decide whether to bring change to the town’s zoning bylaws at the upcoming annual spring town meeting.  On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the West Tisbury zoning amendments committee held an informal meeting with the public to gain insight into the proposed zoning amendment bylaws. A public hearing will be held at a […]

The West Tisbury planning board voted 4-0 to approve, with some conditions, Island Autism Group’s plans for its Island Autism Center on 515 Lambert’s Cove Road (Child Farm) after a continued public hearing on Monday. Board member Matt Merry recused himself since he is an abutter to the property. The public hearing for the property […]

Emotions flared at the continued public hearing of Brad Tucker and Liz Ragone’s request for a special permit to install a second curb cut at 844 State Road during the West Tisbury planning board Zoom meeting on Monday.  A total of 132 people attended the public hearing, many of them supporters of the family, who […]

The West Tisbury select board met on Wednesday to discuss a proposal to renovate the North Tisbury Bridge, which is located on State Road near North Road. The complete streets committee, a subcommittee of the West Tisbury planning board, has been working with a team of engineers to design a wider, safer bridge. “The number […]

The West Tisbury planning board unanimously approved the proposed bylaw that would limit the size of houses in town. The proposed bylaw was brought before them by Preserve West Tisbury, a subcommittee of the planning board. Samantha Look, a member of Preserve West Tisbury, said further edits were made after the previous meeting, which brought […]

Preserve West Tisbury, a subcommittee of the West Tisbury planning board, is planning to hold a public presentation about its proposed housing bylaw — titled the “residential construction size bylaw” on the draft copy — on Monday, Jan. 10, during a West Tisbury planning board meeting on Zoom. Planning board administrator Jane Rossi said the […]