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After West Tisbury voters last month rejected an article for an accessory dwelling unit pilot program, the town’s select board members have doubts that public opinion will have changed enough by the April 11 town meeting. But members of the affordable housing committee plan to submit a warrant article for the town meeting regardless.  At […]

The MVRHS School Committee voted to spend more money on legal fees pertaining to the high school athletic field project, this time to engage the school’s attorneys for a written statement regarding the legality of accepting and using anonymous donations.  A motion from committee member Kris O’Brien to get the legal opinion in writing and […]

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School agreed to use private donations to fund its lawsuit against the Town of Oak Bluffs and its planning board over a synthetic turf field. The committee met Thursday to discuss paying an outstanding bill of $1,952.60 to school attorney Brian Winner.  The school is appealing an Oak Bluffs planning […]

Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School school committee are hoping to set up a joint meeting with Oak Bluffs’ officials to come to a resolution over the school’s athletic fields.  After an executive session at the MVRHS School Committee meeting on Thursday night, chair of the committee Robert Lionette made a statement to […]

To the Editor: The regional high school committee seems a bit on edge. This week they held two, long, secret meetings (executive sessions). The sole cause of the committee’s disquiet is its illogical lawsuit against the taxpayers of Oak Bluffs regarding the athletic field, and the flak it’s fueled. (Which has created the surreal fact […]

The Up Island Regional School Committee is supporting a two-year extension for a preschool to continue to operate out of the Chilmark School, but that’s amid frustrations they are taking up needed space with enrollment growing. The up-Island committee recommended last week that the town extend the lease for the Chilmark Preschool for another two […]

West Tisbury residents at town meeting last week voted to reject the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s proposed budget.  The vote — which was overwhelming — was in protest of the MVRHS School Committee’s lawsuit fighting the rejection of a turf field at the high school.  The town sends a strong message to the school […]

Members of the MVRHS school committee were split in their decision to proceed with a controversial lawsuit over a proposed synthetic turf field, but ultimately decided to continue their appeal. Members voted 5-4 to continue funding the litigation during a tense meeting on Monday, April 3rd. Funding is for the ongoing appeal against the town […]

To the Editor:  At a recent select board meeting in West Tisbury, the idea of recognizing the change in designation of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day was discussed. Kudos to Skip Manter for suggesting the discussion, to town administrator Jen Rand for teeing it up, and to Cindy Mitchell for commenting in support. As […]