On Monday, the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission delayed a decision on a lease with the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group for a beach house on Chappy Point Beach in Edgartown. This is an annual review of whether the Shellfish Group’s activities at the beach house align with the Land Bank’s goals and is serving the […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission unanimously approved increasing the threshold that exempts first-time homebuyers from having to pay the 2 percent transfer fee. The M exemption threshold is set by the Land Bank Commission annually in December. During a meeting Monday, commissioners approved raising the exemption from $595,000 to $715,000. It comes as the […]
Richard Gleason, 84, of Vineyard Haven, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 30, 2021. Richard was born in Dedham on Dec. 27, 1936, to Thomas and Gertrude (Lebline), the fifth of six children. As a teenager, Richard volunteered for the cleanup efforts for the communities affected by Hurricane Carol in […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission has purchased 32 acres known as Red Gate Farm in Aquinnah for $10 million from the family of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, according to a Facebook post Wednesday. The purchase is the second phase of a two-phase purchase to preserve the large swath of undeveloped land, according to […]
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