News
The Tri-Town Ambulance Service agreement will get a complete overhaul for the first time in 33 years, up-Island selectmen and ambulance committee members decided this week.
The rural ambulance service serves Aquinnah, West Tisbury and Chilmark. The original agreement for the service was written in 1978. In 1991 a large governance committee was established for the service, which some feel is too unwieldy.
Edgartown selectmen tackled a series of issues related to public access to the waterfront this week.
First, the board chided contractor John Nugent for leaving equipment blocking access to a public landing on the harbor at the end of Cottage Street.
Mr. Nugent has been working for some time on a large renovation project on a North Water street home owned by Brian O’Brien.
Island officials may be going in circles long before the state decides to construct its roundabout at the four-way blinker intersection in Oak Bluffs. On Wednesday West Tisbury selectmen voted to refer the proposed project to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for review as a development of regional impact (DRI).
An Aquinnah man pleaded not guilty in Edgartown district court Wednesday morning following a stabbing in Vineyard Haven late Tuesday.
The stabbing victim was airlifted to Boston Tuesday night. As of yesterday afternoon, the victim had survived heart surgery but his condition remained critical, according to Tisbury police, who have been in regular contact with staff at Beth Israel Hospital where the victim is being treated.
Late yesterday police issued a public call for any witnesses to the incident to telephone the station at 508-696-4240.
Please Adopt Us
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard would like to extend a big thank you to Austin Higgins, the organizer of the shucking contest which was held last Saturday in Oak Bluffs as a benefit for the shelter, and also to Nancy’s Snack Bar for hosting the event and to all the vendors and businesses that donated to the contest.
Correction
A story about Bill Wilcox in the Tuesday Gazette misstated the length of a tape measure used by Mr. Wilcox at a well in the state forest. The well is 500 feet deep; the tape measure is not that long.
The Gazette regrets the error.