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Newhouse's enclosures were found to be part of the educational mission of the rescue and are thereby exempt from the zoning restriction, according to town officials.
Last week’s Massachusetts Land Court ruling in favor of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional School District and its proposed synthetic turf field is definitive in its opinion, but it does nothing to ease Islanders who are concerned about potential impacts on drinking water in Oak Bluffs. Judge Kevin Smith was asked to rule on whether the […]
To the Editor: The recent decision on the lawsuit brought by the town of Oak Bluffs versus the use of artificial turf on the MVRHS campus brings into sharp focus how towns, cities, and residential taxpaying individuals and districts continue to be thwarted in their efforts to constrain religious and educational institutions from using this […]
The MVRHS school committee will continue to use anonymous donations to pay attorney fees following a land court judge ruling that favored the committee’s planned turf field at the high school. The committee met with attorney Brian Winner Monday night during a public meeting, and voted 7-2 to continue to engage his services. Winner is […]
A land court judge has ruled against the Oak Bluffs planning board for rejecting a request for a special permit from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional School District to build a synthetic turf athletic field, citing concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Judge Kevin T. Smith ruled Tuesday that the planning board acted “beyond its […]