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Oak Bluffs harbormaster Todd Alexander announced he will be retiring from his decades-long position at Tuesday’s select board meeting. Alexander, who has had the role of harbormaster for 29 years, will be officially ending his duties effective July 1. Acknowledging the need for a transition to his successor to be “as seamless and unobtrusive as […]

The Martha's Vineyard Times O.B. approves lighthouse lead testing Approval gives Coast Guard access to small portions of town-owned land where contamination may have spread. Oak Bluffs approved the Coast Guard to conduct lead testing and remediation on town owned land adjacent to East Chop Lighthouse. The Oak Bluffs select board approved lead testing to be conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard on town land adjacent to the East Chop Lighthouse where it believes contamination has spread. The approval gives the Coast Guard access to several small areas outside the 60- by 60-foot parcel o...

The Martha's Vineyard Times Oak Bluffs: P.A. Club chicken dinner — Shelby Regan Seems like April Fool’s Day was a bit late as we got our surprise flurries of snow last week instead of April 1. But it lasted just long enough to look pretty and only encourage the flowers to bloom longer and the birds seemed to love it. Now we are really ready for more sun and warm days. Congratulations to the two winners of our town election on Thursday for the select board. Jason Balboni, who was re-elected for his second term in office, and to Emma Green-Beach, who easily won in her first atte...

Green-Beach, Balboni win O.B. seats Only contested race is for two open seats on select board in O.B.; West Tisbury has no contested races. 1 of 4 There's plenty of room for social distance at the West Tisbury polls where there is no contested race on the ballot. -Rich Saltzberg Challenger Rich Michelson, right, is a former airport commissioner.—Brian Dowd Incumbent Jason Balboni seeks a second term to the board.—Brian Dowd Challenger Emma Green-Beach won the most votes and is a newcomer to local office.—Brian Dowd Updated 7:30 pm  Newcomer Emma Green-Beach and incumbent Jason Balboni ...