The airfield on the central plain of Martha’s Vineyard is beginning to shape up as something more than raw earth, mud, and the destination of building materials trucked over the roads from the st
Plans for a major renovation of Martha’s Vineyard Airport are one step closer to getting off the ground after the airport received a $15 million grant last week.
Martha’s Vineyard Airport was evacuated and closed for about two hours Sunday after a security threat, airport manager Geoff Freeman said.
Mr. Freeman said at about 12:30 p.m., a “security situation,” involving a departing private aircraft occurred at the Island’s main airport, forcing the airport staff and law enforcement to evacuate the terminal.
As August makes way to September and the Vineyard readies its goodbye to summer, businesses are reporting mixed results even though preliminary data show more traffic on roads, runways and ferries.
Suite Six, a company managed by MV Propane owner John Rymes, is suing the airport commission and other entities, saying poor care of the airport’s asphalt resulted in a plane sustaining nearly $1.5 million in damages after falling into a sinkhole.
Martha’s Vineyard Airport officials voted Thursday to approve a new lease for Animal Health Care Associates, one of the few remaining pet care facilities on the Island.
Island veterinarian Constance Breese is closing her practice as Animal Health Care Associates fights to retain its lease at the airport.
