Terry Donahue’s comments during a Zoom meeting have been and should be condemned. And while Donahue has apologized for his vulgarity aimed at Susan Desmarais, and she has accepted that apology, we need to do better all around when it comes to civility. That brings us to Jim Bishop one of three candidates for Oak […]
Tisbury select board chair Jeff Kristal didn’t seek another term in office. Nomination papers were due by 5 pm on April 5. The only person to hand in select board nomination papers to the town clerk’s office was Dukes County commissioner and port council member John Cahill. Kristal, a bed and breakfast owner, has served […]
Tisbury’s select board had no qualms with a preliminary proposal from real estate broker and developer Robert Sawyer to erect a dock behind a house of his on Beach Street Extension. “I had a brief conversation with Mr. Sawyer this morning,” Tisbury harbormaster John Crocker said. “He sent me a very simple drawing. He’s looking […]
Following requests by the Martha’s Vineyard Times, the Tisbury select board released about 50 sets of executive session minutes, spanning 2009 to 2015. Releases were done in three stages between October and December, and required votes both to approve the minutes and to release them. The Times has waited several months to see if the […]
“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis Once again we are joining newspapers in New England and across the country in recognizing National Sunshine Week, which was created by the American Society of News Editors “to educate the public about the importance of open government and […]