Island veterans gathered at the American Legion Hall in Vineyard Haven Friday morning to observe Wreaths Across America. Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit that distributes wreaths in honor of veterans and coordinates wreath ceremonies. On the Vineyard, Wreaths Across America ceremonies traditionally take place in the Oak Grove Cemetery, but foul weather brought the […]
School, town, and construction officials gathered at the Tisbury School Saturday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony for a $82 million renovation and addition project that Tisbury voters approved in two separate town meetings. Ahead of the shovel ceremony, a gathering was held under a tent amidst the modular classrooms that will be used for the […]
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Tisbury voters have endorsed a request for $25.6 million in additional funds for the Tisbury School’s renovation and addition. Per prior statements by school officials, the new dose of money will stave off what may have been a collapse of the project, which has suffered from cost overruns attributed to inflation, among other things. The […]
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Temporary classrooms needed, but how many?
Tisbury School project is heading to voters in June; portable classrooms considered for West William Street.
Updated Feb. 13
At a joint meeting of Tisbury’s school committee and select board Tuesday night, clarity was in short order, despite a proclamation by school committee chair Amy Houghton that the voters need clear information.
“Let’s make the information clear and available to anyone who lives in the town to understand why this project is so critical,” Houghton said.
Right after saying that, Houghton declined to solidify her sentiment in a motion. The joint Zoom session, which was heavily attended, took place as part of a regular select board meeting, one that stretched across three hours. Roughly half an hour of that time was devoted to the Tisbury School building project, and the temporary classroom facility that would be necessary for the school to function once the project bre