Override Scare Ends in Tisbury After Budget Spreadsheet Reveals Hidden Funds

A hidden spreadsheet entry contained $1.8 million in long-forgotten funds — more than enough to balance the town’s $40 million budget, according to Tisbury finance director Jon Snyder.

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Tisbury Town Meeting to Consider 14 Per Cent Budget Increase

Tisbury’s town meetings begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center in Oak Bluffs.

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Tisbury Gym Plays Host to Its Last Town Meeting

A new human resources department, and a high-level executive position to run it, were among more than 40 warrant articles passed in Tisbury by an overpowering majority at the annual town meeting Tuesday night.

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Tisbury Eyes New Department Heads for Town Government

Tisbury government is growing, and at their annual and special town meetings next week voters will be asked to approve the establishment of a human resources department.

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Tisbury Sets Town Meeting, Opens Election Nominations

Tisbury has set its town meeting for April 12 and its town election May 24. Nomination papers are due April 5.

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Tisbury Approves $30 Million Budget, Money for Road Repaving

With a $55 million school decision looming, Tisbury voters turned their attention to the annual town meeting Saturday, approving $5 million in roadway spending and a bevy of smaller capital projects.

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Tisbury Holds Back-to-Back Town Meetings This Weekend

Tisbury voters are set to take up a hefty agenda of spending items and town bylaw changes at their annual town meeting Saturday, including millions of dollars for infrastructure improvements.

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Tisbury Takes Up Pivotal School Question Sunday

The future of Tisbury’s historic public elementary school will be in the hands of town voters this weekend when they convene a special town meeting to take up a $55 million overhaul of the crumbling old brick school.

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Two Town Meetings, One Election In Busy Day for Politics on the Vineyard

Islanders are set to vote in two historic town meetings and one town election in their own version of super Tuesday today, as West Tisbury and Aquinnah look to certify budgets while Tisbury decides a three-way race for a seat on its select board. Polls are open in Tisbury from noon to 8 p.m.

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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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