Government
In an unusual state primary Tuesday, Martha’s Vineyard voters strong backed Democratic incumbent Sen. Edward Markey and Republican attorney Kevin O’Connor over their challengers.
Chilmark has delayed its regularly scheduled Tuesday selectmen’s meeting until Thursday, citing an "unstable internet connection".
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport will receive $366,016 in grant money from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The first floor of the Edgartown town hall is finally set to reopen by appointment only on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
A slow dribble of Island voters — readied with masks, hand sanitizer and yoga mats — headed to the polls Tuesday for the state primary election, with tight races for the junior senate seat topping both sides of the ballot. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. at stations across the Island.
A third Steamship Authority employee in the past four days has tested positive for Covid-19, causing reverberations throughout the entire ferry service.