Beach Road Weekend announced that the music festival producers have made a new sound management and mitigation plan. Members of a group named the Sound Experience Community Response Team will “roam Vineyard Haven, continuously measuring sound pressure levels at different locations, and reporting back to their audio engineers continuously” during the setup and over the […]
A consolidated Tisbury Town Hall could be just a stone’s throw away from Main Street, at the former EduComp building. Although the Tisbury Select Board had endorsed the conversion of the EduComp building into housing in March, the town is heavily considering a shared-use property consisting of both housing and municipal offices. “The building is […]
The Tisbury Open Space and Recreation Committee unanimously approved a recommendation to hire a turf specialist to assess the field conditions of Veterans Memorial Park and suggest treatment for the town resource. The recommendation will be sent to the Tisbury Select Board for their approval. According to committee chair Cheryl Doble, Tisbury town administrator John […]
Oak Bluffs is pursuing funding to build a commercial composting facility, but even if the town is successful, the Island may still need to ramp up its efforts to meet state composting requirements. Potentially, six commercial composting units may be needed. Oak Bluffs Select Board chair Emma Green-Beach told The Times the town applied for […]
The Tisbury Police Department is looking to add a patrol boat to its inventory, but town officials are split on a proposed pilot program. On Wednesday, May 24, the Tisbury Select Board did not make a final decision on the vessel in a three-way, split vote, with board chair Roy Cutrer abstaining, board member John […]