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A Plymouth-based transit union is threatening legal action against the Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) administrator for what they claim to be violations of state law. Charles Ryan III, president and business agent of Amalgamated Transit Union Local Division 1548, wrote a letter to Island towns detailing allegations against VTA administrator, Angie Gompert.  “She is running […]

We are talking a good game on the Island when it comes to dealing with climate change and sea level rise, and the impacts both could have on the Vineyard moving forward. All six towns endorsed a nonbinding article in 2021, setting aspirational goals that the Island would seek to become powered by 100 percent […]

The West Tisbury select board balked at a potential location for a Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) transformer for its electric bus fleet sending the regional transit authority back to the drawing board. During Wednesday’s select board meeting, the board reviewed a map made by Boston-based engineering consulting firm Arup, which proposed placing the transformer for […]

A bus driver has been cited for failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk following an accident at Five Corners Monday morning in Vineyard Haven, according to Tisbury Police. At about 5:30 am, video shows, a VTA bus turning from Beach Street to Water Street struck a person, launching the individual several feet […]

Workforce shortages at Mass. regional transit authorities prompt changes, new initiatives.