Government
Each of the six towns have been working on long-range wastewater management plans in order to cut back the amount of nitrogen flowing into the Island’s waters.
The Chilmark Town Affairs Council announced its new officers earlier this week, with Michelle O’Connor taking over as the chair.
Joseph LaCivita, currently the general manager of Watervliet, N.Y., will start on March 3. The select board unanimously picked Mr. LaCivita to succeed longtime administrator John Grande, who left in December.
The Tisbury zoning board of appeals will host a Chapter 40B presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m.
Select board members at their meeting Thursday talked about creating rules about event capacity, frequency of events and the potential need for some events to have special permits.
Fresh off two successful elections, Aquinnah resident Jannette Vanderhoop is becoming a name to watch.