Remy Tumin
West Tisbury selectmen this week called for a comprehensive study of the Mill Pond watershed before any decisions are made about dredging the historic pond.
At their meeting Wednesday, the selectmen asked the Mill Pond committee to draft a warrant article for a special town meeting in November that would include details of the scope of work needed to study the watershed system. The watershed includes Mill Pond, Mill Brook, Tiasquam River, Priester’s Pond and Scotchman’s Lane.
Capping weeks of debate around town about whether a harbor improvement plan was in keeping with the character of Menemsha, Chilmark voters approved the plan at a special town meeting Monday night.
The vote was 40 to 25 to back the plan for rebuilding the dock and pier system in the heart of the historic fishing village. The project will be funded by a $629,000 grant from the Massachusetts Seaport Advisory Council.
A total of 77 voters turned out for the special session at the Chilmark Community Center Monday. There were two articles on the warrant.
Director Matthew Heineman and co-director and producer Susan Froemke spent eight months researching the topic of health care before turning on the camera. As filmmakers, their major obstacle was clear — how to distill such a complex topic into something relatable.
After more than an hour of debating whether the character of Menemsha would be forever changed, voters approved a harbor improvement plan for the fishing village at a special town meeting Monday night.
The vote was 40 to 25. A total of 77 voters turned out to the special session at the Chilmark Community Center.
The final vote came after heavy discussion between opponents of the project who argued keeping the character of Menemsha relied heavily on its wooden aesthetic and proponents who said safety and durability were top priorities.
A crowd hovered at the entrance gate to the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning, as workers from Morning Glory Farm unloaded 32 bushels of corn intended for sale at the farm’s market booth. The market didn’t open for another 10 minutes, but this crowd was armed and ready, with tote bags and baskets as their weapons of choice.
Driving down Moshup Trail in Aquinnah, it’s easy to feel left out of the cool kids club as you pass by gate after gate, chain after chain of locked-away beach. But for a few lucky souls, there exist magical keys. Jiggering a key into a rusted and salted-over lock is a two-person project. There’s a slight thrill as it opens. The dunes are steep and the kid inside of you can’t resist running down the steep slope.