Aquinnah voters closed out the Island political season with a bang Tuesday night, packing the old town hall for their annual town meeting and joining five other Island towns in handing resounding approval to the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank.
Aquinnah voters will wrap up the political season on the Vineyard next week when they gather for their annual town meeting and election, deciding on an array of spending measures, including two budget overrides and a package of cutting-edge alternative energy initiatives.
How bad is the Island’s housing crisis? Island Housing Trust, the Island’s leading developer of affordable housing, has put out a plea to its supporters for staff housing. “We’ve been working very hard for more than a decade to provide safe, secure, and dignified year-round housing for our community. But, as is true for so […]
The West Tisbury select board unanimously approved Susan Habekost as the Up-Island council on aging’s outreach coordinator. According to West Tisbury select board chair Skipper Manter, Habekost had “briefly held” the same position before in the past. “We interviewed several individuals and Ms. Habekost came up to the top,” Manter said. He also said Habekost […]
Mass General Brigham, parent company of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, is endorsing transfer fee legislation at the state legislature, according to a press release. “Not only is affordable housing a concern with respect to the social determinants of health of our patients, but it’s also a significant contributing factor to staffing challenges that our hospitals are […]