Eunki Seonwoo

2 weeks ago | mvtimes.com | Eunki Seonwoo

The Oak Bluffs select board is considering restricting rented mopeds to be single-rider vehicles, and banning passengers on the backseats. That suggestion came from board member Thomas Hallahan on Tuesday. He highlighted that the town’s bylaws allow the select board to adopt additional regulations if deemed to be in the best interest of “public need, safety, and good order” when awarding or renewing business licenses.

3 weeks ago | mvtimes.com | Eunki Seonwoo

The restoration effort of a vulnerable coastline in Oak Bluffs may see additional setbacks with the threat that the federal government could cut funding for an over $30 million project that still has a significant budget gap. During the Oak Bluffs select board meeting on Tuesday, assistant town administrator Wendy Brough said a $10 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to restore East Chop Bluff may be at risk of being rescinded.

3 weeks ago | mvtimes.com | Eunki Seonwoo

Following news that a federal contract for a veterans counseling program on Martha’s Vineyard would not be renewed, Islanders have rallied to raise the money themselves.   Dean Teague, CEO of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services and a U.S. Navy Medical Corps veteran, told The Times that more than $40,000 has been donated to the nonprofit over the past month with many smaller donations between around $100 and $1,000 and the majority coming from five “very generous” anonymous donors.

3 weeks ago | mvtimes.com | Eunki Seonwoo

Robert (“Bob”) Douglas, a beloved Island icon who sailed Vineyard seas aboard his tall ship Shenandoah, founded the Black Dog Tavern, and left an indelible mark on the Island, passed away just after midnight yesterday surrounded by his family and dogs, at his home at Arrowhead Farm in West Tisbury. Douglas, 93, was dealing with an illness prior to his passing, said Andrea Douglas, his daughter-in-law. “We’re at a loss at the moment,” she said on Wednesday morning, adding that Capt.

3 weeks ago | mvtimes.com | Eunki Seonwoo |Sam Houghton

There’s unease in the newsrooms of independent radio stations nationally and locally as the Trump administration has proposed rescinding funding from public radio and television — it could represent a significant portion of the budgets for at least two stations in the Vineyard listening area.