To the Editor: While I appreciate that there are many opinions about how the MVC should make decisions and how they should be effective, I can’t tolerate the self-gratified and hypocritical tone in the criticism levied by Brian Packish. He and some of the Oak Buffs select board members suggest they could do a better […]
Upon reappointing Brian Smith as Oak Bluffs’ representative to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Tuesday, the Oak Bluffs select board discussed some of the issues currently facing the regional planning and permitting agency. Oak Bluffs joins Edgartown, which also recently mulled over how to move forward with its participation with the commission, following a series of […]
At their Tuesday meeting, Oak Bluffs select board members heard from newly appointed town shellfish constable Donovan McElligatt regarding the shellfish bushel limit and a recommendation to make changes to the 2022–23 scallop season temperature restriction. McElligatt pulled back on an October request to decrease commercial and recreational/family fishing bushel limits for both Sengekontacket Pond […]
Oak Bluffs town administrator Deborah Potter says a federal investigation into the town’s prior ambulance billing isn’t over. In a Nov. 17 letter to The Times, Potter described the investigation as “ongoing.” That description came as part of response to an Open Meeting Law (OML) complaint lodged by The Times over the accuracy and sufficiency […]
Oak Bluffs scallopers will need to wait a bit longer before knowing how much shellfish they can gather next year. During an October Oak Bluffs select board meeting, there was contention about a decision to decrease the scallop fishing limit from three bushels for commercial shellfishermen and one for recreational shellfishermen to two bushel for […]