Mandy Locke
As Date Nears for Gay Marriages, Planners of Weddings on Island See Modest Impact
By MANDY LOCKE
Less than five weeks before Massachusetts town clerks start handing out marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the Island's well-oiled wedding machine is capturing little interest from gay couples planning to tie the knot.
Edgartown Planning Board Has Rough Ride in Marathon Night
By MANDY LOCKE
Twelve minutes after midnight Wednesday morning, Edgartown residents emerged from the Old Whaling Church, worn and quiet after conquering a record-length annual town meeting warrant in a single sitting.
Moderator Philip (Jeff) Norton Jr. managed to hold a quorum of 141 by a single voter for the last articles of the 92-article warrant.
Town hall veteran Melissa Kuehne saved her job yesterday, winning the post of town collector by a margin of 165 votes.
Edgartown Eyes Small Trial of Buried Lines
By MANDY LOCKE
Words of wisdom coming out of Edgartown town hall on the eve of the annual town meeting included: bring a seat cushion and line up a babysitter for two nights.
Ninety-two articles will face Edgartown voters Tuesday night - a record number for an annual town meeting warrant. The bulk of the town's business is financial housekeeping, but several big ticket expenditures and zoning matters will also be debated on the Old Whaling Church floor, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Less than two months after earning rights to share the new Martha's Vineyard Skatepark, bikers are once again being told to keep out.
The reversal came Monday night during an emotional parks department meeting moments after commissioners heard pleas from teenage bikers anxious to stay in the park. In the end, commissioners bowed to the advice of Oak Bluffs' insurance agent and town counsel to ban bikers.
On Tisbury Great Pond, a Family Feud
By MANDY LOCKE
A divided family, hundreds of feet of unlicensed docks and the future of a cove on Tisbury Great Pond has sparked a drama in West Tisbury.
Complicating the story is that the family member who installed these unpermitted docks is a town selectman. Jeffrey (Skipper) Manter reportedly installed four seasonal floating docks on Manter family land over the last few years. This week his older brother, Whit Manter, said it's gone too far.