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Oak Bluffs officials are eyeing the possibility of seizing a dilapidated theater at the heart of their town. The Oak Bluffs Select Board discussed the possibility of taking the Island Theater at 1 Circuit Avenue through eminent domain, a process that allows a government to take private property if it provides fair market value compensation, The post Island Theater threatened by eminent domain appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

Strapped for funds, Tisbury is considering eliminating a cap on how many nights a unit can be used as a short-term rental throughout the year in order to increase the returns with a new tax structure.  On Feb. 10, the Tisbury Select Board raised the possibility of implementing a three percent community impact fee on The post Tisbury considers eliminating a cap on short-term rentals appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

Only a few days ago, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts, an area the size of Connecticut and 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod, was the only marine national monument, a protected area, in the Atlantic Ocean. That changed late Friday afternoon when the federal government rolled back protections for the underwater landscape. President Donald Trump The post Trump reopens protected area for fishing appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

Rejection and revision. These things might seem to be a straightforward (though probably emotional) binary matter of no to this and yes to that, right? But what if no is really an invitation to innumerable possibilities, and yes is actually a tangle of noes to things our imaginations have been holding onto? And what if The post Rejection and Revision: A game of trust (and dinner party hosting skills) appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

After hours of deliberation and faced with the future of Island school leadership, the All-Island School Committee chose Jaime L. Curley as the next superintendent to replace Richie Smith when he departs this coming June. Curley is the first woman to fill the role.  The committee was torn between candidates and held an extremely tight The post Jaime Curley chosen as next superintendent appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.