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Tisbury’s select board learned on Feb. 16 that 335 properties failed to adhere to the town’s sidewalk snow removal bylaw. The board concluded the bylaw itself may be problematic, and opted to review it and send warning letters to violators in lieu of fines. Tisbury building commissioner Ross Seavey told the board the town’s 19th […]

Tisbury’s select board voted unanimously on Wednesday to appoint aquaculturist Greg Martino to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) for a one-year term. Martino was selected over a slate of four other contenders, three of whom were present at the meeting for the decision. The select board previously suspended the MVC appointment process and temporarily installed […]

Tisbury’s select board has unanimously approved Beach Road Weekend for the next three years. The 2022 concerts will be Aug. 25-28, the 2023 concerts Aug. 24-27, and the 2024 concerts will be Aug. 22-25. The approval came Jan. 26 with the understanding a draft agreement would be subject to some modifications.  Town counsel David Doneski […]

The select boards of West Tisbury and Tisbury both decided to sign letters of support for the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) funding for Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, joining three other Island towns in providing unconditional support. The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee applied to MSBA, a state organization that directly funds school […]

The Tisbury select board approved or adjusted three aquaculture lease areas Wednesday night. The board granted additional area to the Husselton Head Oysters lease area in Lagoon Pond to allow space for rafts and granted a new lease site for the company off West Chop. The board also allowed a coordinates adjustment to a previously […]

During a marathon meeting that started with an executive session at 3 pm and ended 4½ hours later with an announcement of another meeting on Friday, the Tisbury select board unanimously approved an agreement to secure WT Rich as construction manager at risk for the Tisbury School project.  The vote was subject to adjustments made […]

On Wednesday, the Tisbury select board voted unanimously to ask the state legislature for permission to move the annual town meeting outside the borders of the town. The select board has set its sights on the Performing Arts Center at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. The reason cited for the change of venue was because […]

Tuesday evening Tisbury’s select board voted unanimously to advertise for the continuance of the town’s short-term rental committee, also called a task force. Ahead of the vote, building commissioner Ross Seavey told the board Host Compliance, the company the town has contracted to identify short-term rental units and to distribute compliance letters, isn’t worth keeping. […]

  The Tisbury select board convened for a special meeting in the Emergency Services Building Monday afternoon. The event was a departure from the Zoom meetings that have dominated Tisbury and other local governments since the advent of the pandemic because it was an in-person gathering. A performance review for town administrator Jay Grande was […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times Habekost set to lead Tisbury PD Grande says there’s no acceleration to Saloio’s exodus. Sgt. Chris Habekost, shown here attending the 2018 police academy graduation, will be the subject of select board meeting aimed at appointing him interim chief. The Tisbury select board has posted a special meeting for Wednesday with only one agenda item, the appointment of interim Police Chief Chris Habekost. The meeting’s a surprise since the board met on Monday...