About 50 Tisbury and Island residents gathered at the town’s senior center late Thursday afternoon to express their thoughts on the Beach Road Weekend, a three-day music festival held in August. Unlike the praise-fest festival promoter Adam Epstein enjoyed at an October select board meeting when business leaders and concert goers provided feedback to the […]
Tisbury and Oak Bluffs set their bay scallop opening dates that limit the amount of scallops that can be taken from a pond the two towns share. Scalloping in Lagoon Pond was held to a tight, two day season in both towns. While Tisbury significantly shortened the season, Oak Bluffs had earlier reduced the amount […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission reached a consensus to wait until Land Bank staff presents a report about possible alternatives for an M exemption penalty charge. The $715,000 M exemption is designed to help first time homebuyers purchase a house. First-time homebuyers that have received an M exemption have a lien recorded at the […]
Beach Road Weekend, the late summer music festival held in Tisbury’s Veterans Memorial Park, received repeated support and compliments from a host of people Wednesday at a select board meeting. Josh Goldstein of the Mansion House, JB Blau of Copper Anchor, Sarah York of CB Stark, and Jeff Canha of Husselton Head Oysters were among […]
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Oak Bluffs select board heard from members of the shellfish committee and local shellfisherman regarding the town’s scallop limit for the upcoming year. This past season, for both Sengekontacket Pond and Lagoon Pond, commercial and recreational/family fishing limits were set at three and one bushels, respectively. The select board recently voted […]