Government
Faced with steep financial losses and the threat of closure at Windemere, the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has made an offer on a 26-acre property in Edgartown for a new senior living community.
An enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of Labor has fined the United Parcel Service upwards of $400,000.
The town of Edgartown has the largest land mass on the Island, the second largest population, 26 government subgroups, 200 employees, and an annual budget of $45 million.
West Tisbury voters will be asked next year whether they want to spend a significant sum on the town’s local dropoff, or close the facility after upgrades are completed at the regional refuse district.
Oak Bluffs selectmen approved the installation of six historic lampposts on the right side of Circuit avenue at their meeting Tuesday.
The Steamship Authority is coming to Vineyard Haven Monday for a help session to answer questions from Islanders about their SSA profiles or the preferred excursion program. The session is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.