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MVC to Open New Hearing on Katama Meadows Subdivision

Louisa Hufstader | Saturday, January 17 2026 - 9:10am

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will open a new public hearing next week on revised plans for the Katama Meadows subdivision, after commissioners voted Thursday to accept the withdrawal of a previous application.

Katama Meadows

Martha's Vineyard Commission

Museum Offers Scholarship to Entrepreneurial Students

Martha's Vineyard Museum announces that applications for the 2022 Whale of an Idea Scholarship are now available.

Anchor Ban Will Continue in Cape Pogue Pond

A moratorium on anchoring in Cape Pogue Pond will continue this summer after a vote by the Edgartown select board Monday.

Neighbors Lead Rescue at Tisbury House Fire

Louisa Hufstader

Quick-thinking neighbors — including a professional tree climber — helped save a woman who was trapped atop a blazing home on Mt. Aldworth Road in Vineyard Haven Monday.

Retiring Oak Bluffs Police Chief Makes Primary Bid to Run for Sheriff

Erik Blake will challenge sheriff Robert Ogden for the Democratic nomination in the state primary in September.

Late Resident at Woodside Village Honored for Contributions

Aidan Pollard

What once was an empty basement room at the Woodside Village elderly apartments in Oak Bluffs now teems with furniture, exercise equipment and craft supplies in honor of late Woodside resident association president Josephine Moreis Tucker.

Judge Denies Injunction in Cape Pogue Case Article updated

Julia Wells

A legal effort by two Chappaquiddick landowners to block oversand vehicle (OSV) access to the tip of Cape Pogue for the 2022 season has been denied by a Massachusetts Land Court justice.