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The Wampanoag tribe has another 30 days to clean up the mess at Menemsha Pond left by an oyster propagation project abandoned over two years ago.
Aquinnah selectmen voted Tuesday to grant the extra grace period on top of an original 60-day cleanup deadline. In exchange, tribal leaders were asked to prepare a plan detailing a scaled-back proposal for a future shellfish operation in the area.
Meanwhile, selectmen have made no move to renew a tribe’s bottom grant in the pond.
An Aquinnah special town meeting was postponed for lack of a quorum Tuesday and is rescheduled for Wednesday, June 3 at 7 p.m.
The meeting came on the tails of a busy political week for the town, with the annual town meeting and election which both saw solid voter turnout.
Gas
Prices for regular unleaded gas as of May 18:
Edgartown
Airport Mobil $2.939
Depot Corner $2.899
Edgartown Mobil $2.999
Oak Bluffs
deBettencourt’s $2.929
Jim’s $2.999
Vineyard Haven
Citgo $2.939
Tisbury Shell $2.939
West Tisbury
Up-Island Automotive $2.889
Menemsha
Menemsha Texaco $2.779
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are very important people at the Polly Hill Arboretum. As the Arboretum grows, volunteer opportunities grow as well. On Thursday, May 28 from 10 a.m. to noon spend a morning with volunteer coordinator Nancy Weaver, executive director Tim Boland, and other staff for this across-the-board introduction to the many ways you can become involved at the Arboretum.
Juggling kids over the long weekend? Take them to The Yard, where actress, dance theatre artist and certified Kripalu yoga teacher Anita McFarlane will lead Circus Yoga, a blend of yoga, creative movement, theatre games and circus skills — designed (and tested) to engage all ages.
Quarterboard Lecture
Sail MV’s final spring maritime presentation of Quarterboards with J.P. Uranker is scheduled for Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. The presentation will take place at Mr. Uranker’s studio at 179 County Road in Oak Bluffs where he will demonstrate and discuss the different designs of quarterboards and the techniques for carving them. For details or to make a reservation call 508-696-7644 or visit sailmv.com.
