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The Martha’s Vineyard Commission decided this week to move forward with a public hearing on the proposed demolition of the Denniston House in Oak Bluffs regardless of the timetable for other town committees.
Tucked as it was into a quirky little spot in the middle of the busiest intersection on the Island, Courtesy Motors was a place where you always needed directions to find it, but once found you knew your car would be in good hands, whether for a simple oil change or a complicated clutch repair.
Now the reputable car repair business that was located for 30 years off Five Corners in downtown Vineyard Haven has moved. Last fall Courtesy Motors relocated to a bigger place off Holmes Hole Road. It has more space, more parking and friendly neighbors.
The owners of the Wave Lengths salon said they will go back to the drawing board after the Edgartown planning board made it clear this week they were unlikely to approve a plan to tear down the Upper Main street building and replace it with two large buildings on the property. At a public hearing on Tuesday night that saw heated argument among planning board members, the board said the new plan fails to meet town zoning requirements for parking in the Upper Main street business district.
At a standing-room-only public hearing, the Edgartown planning board this week heard arguments for and against the proposed Edgartown Meat and Fish Market at the Triangle. Applicant John Ready faced questions about competition, traffic and trash, some of them from neighboring business owners.
Aquinnah selectmen were unhappy to hear this week about an NStar project that began with no apparent notification to the town to replace the utility poles on scenic Moshup Trail with much taller poles.
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum heads to Vineyard Haven on Tuesday to learn from Islanders themselves about the history and personality of their town. The work is part of an effort to develop a permanent exhibit on Vineyard history funded by a $39,903 National Endowment for the Humanities grant.