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Oak Bluffs town administrator Deborah Potter says a federal investigation into the town’s prior ambulance billing isn’t over. In a Nov. 17 letter to The Times, Potter described the investigation as “ongoing.” That description came as part of response to an Open Meeting Law (OML) complaint lodged by The Times over the accuracy and sufficiency […]
Oak Bluffs scallopers will need to wait a bit longer before knowing how much shellfish they can gather next year. During an October Oak Bluffs select board meeting, there was contention about a decision to decrease the scallop fishing limit from three bushels for commercial shellfishermen and one for recreational shellfishermen to two bushel for […]
The call of “left, right” from Dukes County veterans service officer and retired U.S. Army Sgt. Randy Dull rang out clearly under cloudy skies as the annual Veterans Day Parade marched through Oak Bluffs with a police escort. Led by the Coast Guard, the veterans received applause and salutes from Islanders as the procession made […]
Gathered in the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening, Oak Bluffs voters approved a full six-article warrant during a special town meeting. With just enough voters to meet a quorum, Oak Bluffs residents voted in favor, overwhelmingly, for the amended regional funding formula regarding the proposed new high school project. The […]
With several projects in the works, the Oak Bluffs affordable housing committee discussed that they will soon be looking to sink their teeth into a new project. But before making any conclusive plans, the committee discussed the need to wrap up work on existing initiatives. At their Tuesday meeting, the committee touched on a recent, […]