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Summer reservations in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown harbors have exploded to record levels. Online reservations opened Feb. 1 in Oak Bluffs and March 1 in Edgartown.
More than 2,650 properties on Martha's Vineyard have registered as short-term rentals since the state expanded its tax levy on lodging almost three years ago.
Tisbury has set its town meeting for April 12 and its town election May 24. Nomination papers are due April 5.
Chilmark’s proposed alternative funding formula for the regional high school, while endorsed by Edgartown, has found no traction with Oak Bluffs officials.
TestMV, the Island’s free coronavirus testing site, will close at the end of March, some 22 months after it launched to overwhelming demand at the start of the pandemic.
The Edgartown select board said Monday it will support a one-time funding formula for a major renovation project at the high school.