Islanders will have their chance in an upcoming primary election on March 5 to vote for who they want to see on the ballot during the state presidential election this fall. The last day to register to vote is on Saturday, Feb. 24. This is also the last day for voters to change their political […]
As Islanders continue facing critical affordable housing shortages, towns are now looking at new, creative ways to alleviate the local housing crisis. In just a few weeks, Chilmark’s housing committee will be requesting that $200,000 of the town’s short-term rental tax collections be allocated to the town’s affordable housing trust on an annual basis. The […]
Katie Carroll is collecting names and addresses of homes that will have a light shining to welcome trick-or-treaters; email her at squidrow@vineyard.net. Halloween evening for local Chilmark kids kicks off from 5:30 to 6:30 pm on the porch of the CCC, with goodie bags and photo ops with a great background. Outermost Inn opens on […]
Last week when I stopped by North Tabor Farm (NTF), I noticed a tiny house, well actually, a tiny kitchen, that Sadie Dix explained was in the process of becoming NTF’s onsite commercial kitchen. Once they finish the process, Sadie says, they’ll be offering tomato sauce, canned and pickled veggies, and more, and added it’s […]
A limited sunset shuttle for Menemsha that was put back into service on Saturdays after intervention by Chilmark Town Hall and the VTA isn’t seeing much ridership. As The Times previously reported, the VTA took the shuttle offline on Saturdays and on foul weather days because, among other things, drivers were hard to come by. […]