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The Steamship Authority, which had been diverting ferries from Oak Bluffs Tuesday due to wind issues, closed the terminal midday due to COVID-related staff shortages. SSA spokesman Sean Driscoll told The Times just before noon on Tuesday the closure was “effective immediately.” Family of terminal staff have tested positive, according to the SSA’s Vineyard representative […]
A former Jaws actor went from terrorizing the town to policing its streets. Jonathan Searle, 56, was voted in 3-1 as Oaks Bluffs police chief on Monday
Vineyard town administrators, select board members, and other officials learned Wednesday night at their fourth roundtable that PILOT (Payment In Lieu of Taxes) payments weren’t an option to offset the revenue loss Oak Bluffs has for hosting a high school campus that pays no property taxes. The meeting, like those before it, was meant to […]
Months have passed since the construction for wider sidewalks and parallel parking spots began on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs. The town’s voters were very vocal about their displeasure with the plans, particularly with the parallel parking, citing safety concerns, potential traffic jams, and hurt businesses from reduced parking spots. A straw poll during the […]
The Oak Bluffs select board unanimously approved its controversial flag policy on Tuesday, despite previously agreeing to fly the Progress Pride flag for two weeks in June. The decision to fly the Pride flag on town property still stands, according to the select board and town counsel Ron Rappaport, because it was agreed upon before […]