Government
The decision on Nov. 13 by U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor 4th was a sweeping legal victory for the town of Aquinnah, the state and the Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association, which argued that the tribe must submit to local and state gambling prohibitions.
The West Tisbury selectmen became the second town board this week to back an initiative seeking a ban of single-use plastic bags.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will decide whether to review a long-planned project to repair the deteriorating North Bluff coastal bank after the Oak Bluffs planning board referred the project to the regional planning and regulatory agency.
The Massachusetts House this week passed a bill overhauling the state public records law, but advocates of reform decry amendments they say has watered it down. The Senate is not expected to consider the bill until next year.
Following a long search, the Chilmark selectmen on Tuesday signed a purchase-and-sale agreement for a property behind town hall where the town hopes to build a new fire station. Voters will be asked to approve at a special town meeting next month.
Lagoon Pond and the Vineyard Haven harbor may soon be closed to scalloping if the Tisbury selectmen agree to follow the recommendation of the town shellfish department.