At their Thursday night meeting, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission took up a proposed roundabout in Oak Bluffs, slated for the intersection of Sea View Avenue and Circuit Avenue extensions. This follows a Sept. 12 recommendation to the full commission by the MVC Land Use Planning subcommittee to hold a public hearing regarding the project. The […]
As housing availability for year-round Island residents continues to shrink, the benefits of an increasing demand for short-term rentals have been reaped by all six towns through a hefty excise tax collection for those vacation stays. Reasonably priced and reliable rental units for Vineyarders, who call the Island home 12 months out of the year, […]
Oak Bluffs has been awarded $133,875 for “the creation of a new municipal fiber network.” On Thursday, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, chair of the Community Compact Cabinet program, announced the 86 Massachusetts municipalities and school districts that are set to receive a combined $13 million, as part of a grant program designed to assist “cities, […]