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Tisbury town employees will have to restrict their use of Facebook and Twitter while at work from now on.
The selectmen voted this week to approve a social media policy for municipal workers, becoming the first town on the Island to do so.
The policy allows town departments to use social media sites for public communication only, and sets guidelines for public records law, copyright laws, confidential information protection and defamation. The policy will be sent out to all departments for signing within the next two weeks.
The average Oak Bluffs property tax bill is expected to go up by about $59 next year.
The Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday approved a proposed tax rate of $7.71 per $1,000 of valuation, a 32 cent increase from last year’s tax rate.
Principal assessor Dianne Wilson presented the proposed rate to the selectmen at a tax rate classification hearing, with the unanimous recommendation of the board of assessors.
In the art room of the Boys & Girls Club of Edgartown, staffer Mary Seveland guided kids in the afterschool program through the steps of making the painted paper people that will adorn the windows of Edgartown businesses throughout the winter. Across the broad worktables lay completed projects; a girl wearing purple and pink polka dots, a boy in red Santa attire.
Alex’s Place, the community open stage at the YMCA, is celebrating its first anniversary this month. This is a place where everyone is welcome, particularly Vineyard teens, to come listen to or play music live on stage in an alcohol and drug-free environment. The open stages take place on successive Friday nights, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21, beginning at 8 p.m.
For more information, call 508-696-7171, extension 128 or visit alexsplace.net.
Admit it, you always knew the trees were talking to you. The branches sway and wave, the wind moves through the leaves whispering words of the ancients. But up until now you didn’t know how to respond beyond a bit of marveling or maybe some brushing of the bark. But this Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. you can learn to deepen your connection with the green world at a workshop entitled Communing with the Tree Spirits
Leticia Garcia and Marcelo Moreira of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Arthur Emanuell Garcia Moreira, born on Nov. 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Arthur weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces at birth.