Government
A Tisbury recreational scalloper will be allowed to continue using homemade drags with teeth this season while the town discusses new regulations.
Selectmen this week tried to broker a compromise solution in a heated dispute among town shellfishermen over the closing of Sengekontacket Pond to bay scalloping on the Oak Bluffs side.
The Martha’s Vineyard Schools superintendent has come in with a proposed budget that is up 2.2 per cent over last year.
Chilmark voters easily approved every article during a special town meeting Monday, including repairs to the harbor. The meeting included a special tribute to Dan Greenbaum for his years of service to the town.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission this week continued its review of a complex proposal to build a an automotive garage and parking area on just over a half acre in Vineyard Haven.
Oyster season opens in West Tisbury this month following approval by the town selectmen and shellfish committee of dates and limits. The recreational and commercial season will run from Nov. 9 to April 29 in the Tisbury Great Pond.