The Aquinnah select board unanimously approved establishing a Aquinnah Cliff lease committee during its Tuesday afternoon meeting. During a previous meeting, the board reached a consensus to have a final draft for Cliff lot leases by January after a discussion with leaseholders. Currently, there are two types of leases: one directly from the town, and […]
To the Editor: The Gay Head 10K Committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make the ninth annual Gay Head 10K, a Race for the Light, another success. The race would not have been possible without our generous and supportive sponsors: […]
Aquinnah select board member Gary Haley said he was attempting to help the town, not make money, when he did electrical conduit at Aquinnah Circle. At a Massachusetts Ethics Commission hearing that began on Monday, Haley was one of several witnesses to testify. The hearing is scheduled to continue on Tuesday with more witnesses called. […]
Aquinnah Police Chief Randhi Belain told the Aquinnah select board Tuesday that his department anticipates a staffing shortage during the summer season. “Like everybody else here on the Island, we’re facing staffing issues as well for the summer. I just wanted to make you aware, it’s just myself and the three full-time officers,” Belain said. […]
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Aquinnah plans to invite tribe to the table
Selectmen agree to send a letter to reopen talks.
The Aquinnah board of selectmen will invite Cheryl Andews-Maltais and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) back to the table to talk about their casino project. -Gabrielle Mannino
The Aquinnah board of selectmen will reach out to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) through a letter inviting them back to the table to talk about the tribe’s gambling facility.
“Invite them back to the table so we can talk and make it clear that this board of selectmen was never against the casino,” Newman said. “We were just trying to work with them so we can cooperate with whatever is going on, because whatever they have there is certainly going to impact the town one way or the other, and we need to work together on this. And it’s difficult.”