Revised Yellow House Plan Attracts Lone Bid
A sole applicant is in the running in Edgartown’s second search for someone to lease and renovate the Yellow House.
Sara Brown
Radio station WMVY, the popular independent local station that has been on the air on the Vineyard for nearly three decades, will sell its broadcast signal 92.7 FM to WBUR, the well-known National Public Radio station in Boston.
Edgartown police arrested two 12 year olds in connection with a breaking and entering at Sandpiper Realty.
The two boys, one an Edgartown resident and another who lives in West Tisbury, are not being identified by the police. They are scheduled to be arraigned in December in juvenile court on charges of breaking and entering in the nighttime, larceny from a building, and malicious destruction of property.
Three women were arraigned last week for allegedly delivering drugs to inmates at the Edgartown house of correction.
Penny J. Gazaille, 33, of Edgartown, and June Morrell, 23, of West Tisbury, were arraigned Nov. 19 on charges of delivering drugs to a prisoner.
According to documents filed in court, on August 14 Ms. Gazaille allegedly delivered three Suboxone pills to Alex Carlson, an inmate, who was outside the jail on work detail.
On August 22, Ms. Morrell allegedly delivered four Suboxone pills to Mr. Carlson, also while he was outside on work detail.
The average Oak Bluffs property tax bill is expected to go up by about $59 next year.
The Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday approved a proposed tax rate of $7.71 per $1,000 of valuation, a 32 cent increase from last year’s tax rate.
Principal assessor Dianne Wilson presented the proposed rate to the selectmen at a tax rate classification hearing, with the unanimous recommendation of the board of assessors.
Citing concerns about the role of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission and how it might regulate house size, the Edgartown selectmen and several members of the building community spoke out this week about proposed changes to the commission’s criteria for reviewing developments of regional impact (DRIs).
At public hearings Nov. 8 and Nov. 15, the commission outlined proposed revisions to what is commonly called the DRI checklist, which determines what developments towns refer to the commission for possible review. The commission revises the checklist every two years.
After more than two months on the market, the Warren House — a dilapidated North Water street building owned by the town — has attracted no bids.
Town administrator Pamela Dolby told the Edgartown selectmen the news Monday, although she said she did receive phone calls about the property on Monday, after the bid deadline had passed.