Amid an escalating political climate around the controversial Cape Wind project, the Martha's Vineyard Commission decided last week to finally step
School Study Group Sees Little Progress
Task Force Charged with Fiscal Probe of Up-Island Regional School District Hits One Roadblock After Another
By IAN FEIN
A study group charged with evaluating the finances of the Up-Island Regional School District hit yet another snag this week, as the deadline for consultant proposals came and went without a single response.
The financial analysis was supposed to be ready for annual town meetings in April - but that timeline now appears well out of reach.
Island Takes Number One Spot in State for Lyme Disease Rate
By IAN FEIN
When it comes to Lyme disease on the Vineyard, either you've had it or you know someone who has.
The Health Report of Martha's Vineyard confirms what most Island residents have known for some time: Lyme disease, a debilitating bacterial infection transmitted by deer ticks, has reached epidemic levels on the Vineyard.
Controversial Road Plan Wins Approval in Edgartown Meeting
By IAN FEIN
Edgartown voters last night continued to back the Pennywise Path affordable housing project, turning a deaf ear to pleas that called for postponing the controversial taking of a second access road to the development.
Residents approved all 12 articles on the special town meeting warrant, including a $310,000 appropriation to bring water, sewerage and electricity to the project.
Ecology Map Aids Planning
Released By Nature Conservancy, Sophisticated Color Blueprint Shows Diverse Habitats End to End on Island
By IAN FEIN
A detailed map that identifies all of the ecological habitats on the Vineyard was released this week by the Islands office of The Nature Conservancy. The map is the first of its kind for the Vineyard.
Road Plan Hits a Raw Nerve
Edgartown Neighbors Question Access to Pennywise Project, Selectmen Cut Short Debate and Look to Town Meeting
By IAN FEIN
A handful of Arbutus Park residents are fuming over a plan by Edgartown officials to build a road over Tenth street south as the second access to the Pennywise Path affordable housing project.