The Aquinnah selectmen voted Friday to use housing trust as the developer in a planned affordable apartment complex behind town hall.
Bay scalloping will be extended in Aquinnah for another two weeks. Scallop season will now run to April 30.
After 18 years as an Aquinnah selectman, Jim Newman has decided the best way to continue to serve the tiny up-Island town he loves is to step aside for someone new to take his seat.
A request for proposals will go out for a developer for new affordable housing units behind the Aquinnah town hall, after a vote by selectmen Tuesday.
Aquinnah selectmen this week temporarily reduced the town quorum to 10 registered voters for the upcoming special town meeting.
Aquinnah selectmen have set Saturday, Dec. 19 as the new date for a special town meeting.