Tag Archives: Oak Bluffs

The Iceberg Cometh

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Town meeting season starts next week on Martha’s Vineyard. Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, and West Tisbury all hold their annual town meetings on Tuesday the 10th. In Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and West Tisbury, elections take place two days later, on … Continue reading →

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Let OB Vote!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Contrary to earlier reports, in the newspapers as well as in this blog, voters in only five of the six island towns will get to express their opinion about the proposed roundabout in a non-binding referendum this spring. Guess who’s … Continue reading →

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The Pit Stop Goes Legit

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

The Pit Stop is official! On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen approved Don Muckerheide’s application for a business and entertainment license. The venue’s grand opening is a two-night extravaganza that showcases the diversity of the island’s … Continue reading →

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Round About Now . . .

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

No, the bulldozers haven’t arrived at the blinker intersection, but the roundabout hasn’t gone away either. In early December, Edgartown and West Tisbury filed a suit in superior court to appeal the decision of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) to … Continue reading →

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Musicale

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

When I first heard a couple weeks ago that there’d be a musicale at the Pit Stop on January 14, I couldn’t wait. But as the date drew closer, my enthusiasm drooped. I didn’t want to go. I was afraid … Continue reading →

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Pit Stop

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Some cold winter nights it seems that Oak Bluffs is just too far from West Tisbury to venture after dark, but other nights the incentive is powerful enough to make me bundle up and set off. (Note to off-islanders: Oak … Continue reading →

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Goofs Don’t Have to Be Forever

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

In our last installment about the roundabout proposed for the blinker intersection, things were looking pretty bleak for the home team. Not that the project’s proponents were looking especially good: at around 11 p.m. on October 6, after yet another … Continue reading →

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Bull’s Eye

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Coming soon to an intersection near you? In yet another lesson in the banality of local politics, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday night voted 7–6 to approve the roundabout, with a few conditions most of which had to do … Continue reading →

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Weasels

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Fresh back from a lovely if wet weekend in western Massachusetts with lots of dogs (mostly though not all malamutes) and dog people, tonight I did my civic duty and went to a land use planning committee (LUPC) meeting. Plus … Continue reading →

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Roundabout TV

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

This roundabout thing is getting to us — us being the valiant souls who have been fighting to get Oak Bluffs officials and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to listen to reason — to listen, period. Having been involved only a … Continue reading →

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