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Dukes County Commissioners weighed in on recent revelations on July’s untethering of a Steamship vessel Wednesday, and emphasized concerns about what they say are systemic communication and transparency issues within the Steamship Authority. On July 27, the Sankaty broke loose from the Woods Hole Terminal and drifted into a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution dock. At […]
Dukes County commissioners approved an allocation of $1.44 million tor Island towns to mitigate nitrogen loading. The funds will be dedicated toward upgrading septic systems with denitrifying systems. Each town will be awarded a portion of the funds, which will be used to subsidize costs of upgrading nitrogen-mitigating systems and/or reimburse homeowners who have already […]
A week after West Tisbury voters opted not to approve the town’s share of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s (MVRHS) budget for the upcoming fiscal year, Chilmark officials are following suit. At a Chilmark finance advisory committee meeting Thursday afternoon, committee members voted to rescind their previous recommendation to approve the town’s MVRHS budget, […]
After a lengthy search for a new county treasurer, Dukes County Commissioners voted in favor of appointing Judy Soules to the position Wednesday. The role was vacant for nearly seven months following the resignation of former treasurer Ann Metcalf, who left her county role in July after being offered a job as financial administrator for […]
Dukes County Commissioners were officially sworn in Wednesday, kicking off the next two-year term for the seven members of the county’s legislative body. Replacing former commissioners Keith Chatinover, Leon Brathwaite, and John Cahill are newly elected members Doug Ruskin, James Klingensmith and Juli Vanderhoop, who now join Christine Todd, Tristan Israel, Peter Wharton and Don […]