Olivia Hull
Just in time for spring planting, staff at the Polly Hill Arboretum have debuted a plant selection guide, a searchable database that helps local growers choose ideal plants for their green spaces. The site has cataloged nearly 1,000 plants according to their preferred growing conditions.
Oak Bluffs voters backed the construction of a new school administration building in a single-issue town meeting Thursday evening. The nearly unanimous vote came as a small political victory for the superintendent, but had no legal significance.
Photographer Alison Shaw and her wife and business partner have been guiding students through a nine-month advanced mentorship program.
Island taxi drivers appealed to local government this week to address Uber, a ride sharing service they said could dismantle their industry. A letter signed by 11 taxi drivers asked selectmen to “protect the public from unlicensed and unregulated taxis operating within Edgartown.”
Within a week of the grand opening of the Loft last month, the Oak Bluffs bar violated nine liquor control regulations, police said Tuesday.
West Tisbury inaugurated a new three-acre solar array at the capped landfill on Tuesday, but the installation has been up and running since January.