Most people who move to the Island have a grace period to learn the tricky street names, quirky personalities and unique rhythms of the Vineyard. But on Monday that grace period came to abrupt end for Chief Jason Olsen, station commander for the U.S. Coast Guard station at Menemsha. Chief Olsen, 35, took command just six weeks ago.
By JIM HICKEY
Three Island men were arrested and charged with assault and battery after they reportedly attacked a man with wooden stick last week while trying to collect a debt.
This is only their second summer, but already those distinctive yellow rickshaws of Vineyard Pedicab have become a staple of downtown Oak Bluffs.
During the recent heat wave, while most people were at the beach or in air-conditioned rooms, the young men and women of the pedicab company could be found pedaling passengers all around town. They perform a valuable service, getting people to their destinations while giving them informal tours of the downtown, always doing it with a smile.
After a well-attended and positive meeting with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation road safety audit team on Tuesday, West Tisbury selectmen are now confident state officials will agree to some sort of immediate fix for the intersection of State and Old County Roads, thought to be one of the most dangerous crossroads on the Island.
About 25 people attended a meeting with the road audit team, which included a visit to the problem intersection. The purpose of the meeting was to survey the intersection, observe the traffic flow and recommend changes.
In what has become a summer refrain in Oak Bluffs, residents of the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association appeared before selectmen on Tuesday to complain about loud noise and music coming from two popular downtown establishments on Circuit avenue: Deon’s Restaurant and the Island House.
After talking tough on trash the past few weeks, the Oak Bluffs board of health on Tuesday adopted a new rule that includes a $300 fine for anyone caught illegally disposing of their trash in town-controlled dumpsters by the harbor and elsewhere around town.
The new fines are effective immediately.
The policy was adopted following a brief public hearing, attended by a single resident.
