Peter Goodale News Today

Oak Bluffs residents, alongside some from Tisbury, pushed back against a set of zoning amendments presented by the Oak Bluffs planning board.  Among various zoning amendments that may be headed to Oak Bluffs’ annual town meeting on April 9 — including a bylaw to limit fractional ownership in the town and other potential changes related […]

Amid an increasing demand for construction, those who work in the trades are frustrated over the lack of space for them to store their equipment and to do their work.  Voters at town meeting in Oak Bluffs this spring will be asked to reconsider decades-old zoning laws to make accommodations for trade workers, to help […]

Two individuals have stepped down from an Oak Bluffs group reviewing possible zoning reforms, in protest of the participation of another member.  Susan Desmarais and Pat Ingalls left a zoning reform subcommittee created by the Oak Bluffs planning board because of the membership of Peter Goodale, president of the Goodale Construction Co. Both pointed to […]

  Families and friends cheered with a continuous stream of clapping while the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) Class of 2022 marched to their seats to “Pomp and Circumstance” during the 63rd commencement ceremony. This is the first time in a few years that the graduation was held at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs, […]

Tisbury voters convened for a final time Tuesday night in the gym of the Tisbury School for the 2022 annual town meeting and a special town meeting added onto it. The gym is slated for demolition this summer as part of the $55 million renovation and addition project of the school. Ahead of the warrants, […]

The Oak Bluffs zoning board has unanimously upheld a decision by the town’s building inspector Tom Perry that allows Working Earth to continue operating its nursery on a 55-acre property owned by Peter Goodale off Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road. The zoning board put conditions on their vote that set the Working Earth’s hours of operation from […]

A Feb. 17 zoning board of appeals (ZBA) hearing about the legality of activity on a 55 acre property in Oak Bluffs has resulted in no decision and a continuance to March 16. An attorney for neighbors disgruntled by alleged activity at the vast property and an attorney for Working Earth Organic Gardening & Landscaping, […]

The Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals will continue a public hearing Thursday over a landscaper’s use of a property off Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, following months of complaints from neighbors. The issue stems from the use of a 55-acre parcel of land, known colloquially as “Tree Farm,” owned by Goodale Construction off Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, […]

After more than four hours underneath the big top outside the Tisbury school, residents approved a more than $30 million operating budget, $5 million in roadway improvements, and a number of changes to planning, practice, and personnel that prepare the town for the future. Back-to-back annual and special town meetings made for a marathon day, […]

A Vineyard Haven septic hauler has been given 30 days to remove two tank trucks buried on land off High Point Lane. The 8,000- and 9,000-gallon tank trucks are filled with septage, and are owned by Maciel and Sons, a company that’s had its share of issues in recent weeks. At a board meeting Tuesday, […]