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Edgartown selectmen pushed back this week at a request from Sheriff Robert Ogden to have the town contribute funding to the Island communication center.
Town selectmen approved a single tax rate for all properties of $3.87 for every $1,000 worth of property.
The Tisbury selectmen unanimously agreed to hire two new full time police officers in the coming months.
The Edgartown shellfish committee will shelve for now a plan to expand oyster farms to Cape Pogue Pond, amid conflicting opinions about protecting the bay and a desire to build on aquaculture.
Eunice Youmans began work last month as the new executive for The Trustees of Reservations on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
Amid concerns about building design, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission is expected to reopen a public hearing on the Edgartown Stop & Shop expansion.