On a pristine summer day, the Edgartown Fourth of July Parade kept up Vineyard tradition with a string of Islander-centered floats that were greeted by enthusiastic spectators. The parade and fireworks were back after a two-year hiatus due to the ongoing pandemic. With chairs and towels lining Main street hours beforehand, Edgartown emanated a breezy […]
The Oak Bluffs select board voted to appoint acting Lt. Nicholas Curelli to lieutenant, in addition to approving the promotions of Officers Christopher Wiggin and Jeffrey LaBell to sergeant Tuesday. In his first appointments as chief of police, Jonathan Searle brought the promotions before the select board. Lt. Currelli, who holds a master’s degree in […]
During a special joint meeting on Tuesday afternoon with the Oak Bluffs affordable housing committee, the Oak Bluffs select board voted to approve the authorization of up to $300,000 toward the municipal housing trust in order to finance the contract for the 82 Pennacook Ave. also known as the Noyes Building renovation. Plans […]
The Oak Bluffs select board heard a formal complaint from an employee against two finance committee members at the end of their meeting Tuesday night. The heated exchange followed recent disagreements between town administrator Deborah Potter the complainant and the Oak Bluffs finance and advisory committee, in which the latter questioned the ethics […]
In a profound moment for the town of Oak Bluffs, the NAACP-hosted Progress Pride flag-raising ceremony at Ocean Park made its mark in history by joining towns worldwide in showing support of their LGBTQ+ community. The ceremony, in celebration of the beginning of National Pride Month and the Island’s LGBTQ+ elders, youth, in addition to […]