Louisa Hufstader
After a series of monthly negotiations, the Martha’s Vineyard all-Island school committee has approved a new, three-year contract for superintendent of public schools Richard Smith.
Islanders who love musical theatre have come to rely on the Wicked Good Musical Revue to brighten their late-winter weekends with songs from the stage and screen.
Vineyard Wind’s plans to build an observation tower next to the Tisbury Marine Terminal on Beach Road have been swapped out in favor of helping to fund a new public park and beach area.
Unlike most Featherstone shows, which bring together the diverse viewpoints of visual artists, MVC@50 aims a focused lens at the commission’s half-century of planning authority over developments affecting the Vineyard as a whole.
The commission’s vote Thursday night clears the way for the school to seek a building permit from the town of Tisbury, although commissioners imposed several conditions on their approval.
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School officials have discovered more than $160,000 in budget shortfalls for the coming fiscal year, but taxpayers won’t be on the hook for the increases.