Tisbury Voters Laud Retiring Fire Chief, Back Sewer Expansion
Louisa Hufstader

Tisbury voters gave a standing ovation to their retiring fire chief and backed a $6.4 million sewer expansion at their annual town meeting Saturday.

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Edgartown Pares Down Warrant for Town Meeting Saturday

Edgartown voters are set to take up a significantly pared-down agenda, with a complex land purchase involving the Boys and Girls Club topping the 53-article warrant.

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Edgartown Approves Warrant Articles Including Plastic Bottle Ban
Will Sennott

Edgartown selectmen unanimously approved all 96 articles on the warrant for special and annual town meetings at their regular meeting on Monday.

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Student Plastic Bottle Ban Goes On Tisbury Warrant
Louisa Hufstader

Tisbury selectmen reversed an earlier decision and will put a student-written bylaw banning the sale of single-use plastic bottles on the town meeting warrant.

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Bottle Ban May Get Second Chance in Tisbury
Louisa Hufstader

Tisbury selectmen still have the option to place a student-written plastic bottle ban on the upcoming annual town meeting warrant.

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Not Fair

Yesterday I was shocked and felt cheated when I found out that the selectmen had taken off and replaced the plastic free bylaw from the warrant at the last minute.

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Tisbury Plans Voter Forum March 5

Tisbury Senior Center is the venue for Thursday's public discussion of town meeting warrant articles.

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Two Plastic Reduction Initiatives in Oak Bluffs
Aaron Wilson

Voters will face a choice this spring for how best to reduce the use of plastic: study the issue for a year, or adopt an outright ban on the sale of small-sized plastic bottles.

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Oak Bluffs Moves Ahead on Town Hall Project, Hears Pitch to Ban Plastic Bottles

The Oak Bluffs town hall renovation project has taken another step forward, after selectmen voted Tuesday to hire an owner’s project manager.

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Plastic Free Award

Students from the West Tisbury School won a silver award for their submission to the 2019 Marine Debris Creative Advocacy Competition, sponsored by Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs.

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