The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) Committee is looking for more donations to fund the lawsuit with the Oak Bluffs Planning Board over the proposed athletics field construction project. The high school committee convened on Friday morning before Christmas weekend in response to the Oak Bluffs Planning Board’s split decision to appeal the athletics […]
Some 50 people were in attendance for an Oak Bluffs Board of Health discussion on a proposed moratorium on the construction of synthetic turf fields in Oak Bluffs that contain Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances a class of chemicals known as PFAS that can lead to health concerns. While there was support, most in attendance […]
A land court judge has issued a final ruling in the lawsuit between the Oak Bluffs Planning Board and Martha’s Vineyard Regional School District, finding that the board did not have the authority to deny the school a request to construct a turf field. The planning board was most recently hoping that the judge would […]
A push is being made for increased marijuana access in Oak Bluffs. Patient Centric CEO and Island Time owner Geoff Rose submitted a citizens petition to the Town of Oak Bluffs in late September requesting several amendments to the town’s zoning bylaws. The first of these include expanding the allowed areas for a registered marijuana […]
The MVRHS school committee will continue to use anonymous donations to pay attorney fees following a land court judge ruling that favored the committee’s planned turf field at the high school. The committee met with attorney Brian Winner Monday night during a public meeting, and voted 7-2 to continue to engage his services. Winner is […]