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Estimate for W.T. library project doubles - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Fixing the West Tisbury Public Library’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system will likely be more than double originally estimated. Town officials say the cost has jumped from an estimate of just over a million dollars to more than $2.5 million. At last year’s annual town meeting, voters approved $1.2 million to repair and […]

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School committee pulling back on turf field - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Updated In another sign of de-escalation in the ongoing turf field debate, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) committee is pulling back on its plans to build a synthetic turf field. In a 5-3 vote on Monday, the committee voted to withdraw its applications for a demolition permit for the field with the Oak […]

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West Tisbury considers reducing town meeting quorum size - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Select board members in West Tisbury are considering reducing the size of the quorum needed for town meetings. West Tisbury town administrator Jennifer Rand proposed a warrant article to change the current quorum from five percent of registered voters to simply 75 registered voters during a meeting Wednesday, Jan. 24. Rand said the annual town […]

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Housing committee reprimanded - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The West Tisbury affordable housing committee was grilled at a West Tisbury select board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 18, with some members of the board calling the committee’s latest actions “embarrassing.” Board chair Skipper Manter said the problems emerged during the special town meeting last November when the committee tried to push forward a warrant […]

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School committee receives additional lawsuit donations - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) committee now has an additional $2,000 to spend on ongoing synthetic turf field litigation. The committee received a $2,000 donation from Terrence and Annemarie Donahue for “field project legal fees,” alongside another $2,000 donation from a group of anonymous donors that was being submitted by committee member Louis […]

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MVRHS principal urges cooperation - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) principal Sara Dingledy urged the high school committee to find a resolution with the Oak Bluffs Planning Board in the lawsuit over the athletic field surface so that resources could be put toward the overhaul of the school building. Dingledy took time during the Monday evening meeting to read […]

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Superintendent contract still not finalized - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The All-Island School Committee has not been able to reach an agreement with Martha’s Vineyard superintendent Richie Smith since discussions around renewing his contract began in November. Committee chair Amy Houghton provided a brief update during a Thursday evening, All Island meeting before the committee entered into an executive session to discuss details regarding the […]

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School committee seeks donations to fight turf appeal - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) Committee is looking for more donations to fund the lawsuit with the Oak Bluffs Planning Board over the proposed athletics field construction project. The high school committee convened on Friday morning before Christmas weekend in response to the Oak Bluffs Planning Board’s split decision to appeal the athletics […]

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West Tisbury pauses on pro-life flag request - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The West Tisbury Select Board unanimously voted to refer a request to fly a pro-life flag to town counsel during a Wednesday, Nov. 29, meeting before taking any action. The request came from Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund, Inc. director Robert W. Joyce. He wants the town to raise a four-foot by eight-foot flag reading pro-life, […]

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School budgets face spikes - The Martha's Vineyard Times

School budgets are seeing a rise on Martha’s Vineyard. The latest iterations of the shared-services budget and the Up-Island Regional School District budget presented during recent school committee meetings show a proposed increase of 15.64 percent and a 9 percent respectively. The proposed shared services budget had an increase by $1.27 million, adding up to […]

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