Ronit Goldstein News Today

The Oak Bluffs Select Board unanimously approved Eversource’s installation of some 30 telephone poles on Barnes Road, but they were upset that the utility company started work before their approval.  During a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 14, Eversource representatives came before the board to request to install 29 50-foot poles, two 35-foot poles, and […]

The Chilmark Select Board unanimously approved the installation of seven new utility poles along Middle Road, despite outspoken opposition from residents at a Tuesday evening public hearing. The new additions are intended to help prevent power outages Up Island — an area that project proponents say is one of the Island’s most vulnerable areas — […]

Updated 3:04 pm West Tisbury announced to its residents online that Eversource will be “upgrading the underground electric system in your neighborhood by installing new manholes, conduit, and cable within the road.” The work is scheduled to last from Monday, Oct. 24 through Tuesday, Nov. 15, and construction work hours are Mondays through Saturdays from […]

Eversource officials questioned about the cause of the Jan. 29 outage as well as an outage in October and one on Christmas Day.

Eversource Energy plans to install two new underground power cables that will run through Falmouth to deliver what the company says will be more reliable energy to Martha’s Vineyard.

South Florida Jewish institutions will host events celebrating the holiday of Purim, which takes place from Feb.25-26.