Sparks flew during a graduation ceremony intended to celebrate the successful completion of an Islandwide firefighter training course this week, after an Island fire chief accused the county’s fire training council of inflicting undue bias on a Brazilian candidate. The event, which took place in the cafeteria at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on […]
Town and construction officials gathered in front of the skeleton of Chilmark’s new fire station Wednesday morning for a tree and flag topping ceremony. Chilmark Fire Lt. Vitor Silva mounted a holly tree and a U.S. flag atop the station, climbing an Edgartown fire tower to do so. Chilmark has no fire tower. In an […]
On Tuesday night, Chilmark’s select board considered using volunteer firefighters to fill Menemsha shuttle bus service holes. Select board chair Jim Malkin explained that the town was informed by the VTA that staffing issues had delayed shuttle service until July 5, and further that the service won’t be available on Saturdays or on foul-weather days. […]
The Chilmark select board created a five-member request for proposals (RFP) committee for a future affordable housing development at Peaked Hill Pastures. The committee will consist of two planning board members, a housing committee member, and two members of the public. The planning board will appoint two members, one of whom will chair, the housing […]
Monday morning an excavator began to tear apart Chilmark’s fire station on Menemsha Crossroad. The planned demolition comes with a new fire station on deck in tandem with a first ever Tri-Town Ambulance. Chilmark voters approved an additional $1.3 million for the two facility project on Saturday at a one-article special town meeting. Voters had […]