In the sea and on the beach right now, krill and such are abundant. The whales at sea, and the birds on shore, are flocking and feasting in delight. Here on shore, it is thrilling to see the great sculptural swoops of flocks of tiny birds as they happily, drunkenly, go up and down the […]
Travelers trying to leave the Island this weekend had to spend a night in cots at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport. On Saturday, dozens of passengers traveling to Washington, DC and New York found themselves stranded when JetBlue canceled two flights. According to Martha’s Vineyard Airport director Geoff Freeman, the cancellations occurred because of poor weather […]
West Tisbury health agent Omar Johnson will be retiring, select board chair Cynthia Mitchell revealed during a Wednesday, Jan. 11 select board meeting. Johnson has been with the town for, as he describes it, “six wonderful years.” Three of those years were during the height of the COVID pandemic when health agents and health institutions […]
West Tisbury town departments will be receiving copies of a draft Facebook policy for review, which would affect any posts or pages run by members of town government. An initial copy of the policy is available on the town website and an updated version will be made. During the previous meeting, West Tisbury town administrator […]
A request to financially reward West Tisbury assistant emergency director Jennelle Gadowski for her role in the migrants situation in September opened up a larger conversation surrounding pay for West Tisbury emergency management workers. According to West Tisbury town administrator Jennifer Rand, the request came from Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz, not Gadowski. Rand […]