West Tisbury

Jacob S. Bassett, 42, of West Tisbury, was arraigned on April 11 charges in West Tisbury of assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon (samurai sword) and disorderly conduct. Bail was set at $500 and a pretrial hearing scheduled for May 13.

Jeffrey “Skipper” Manter of West Tisbury took issue with how the excess and deficiency funds are divided up between the towns, which he said should be about 80 percent for West Tisbury and 20 percent for Chilmark, based on school population percentages.

But on Monday Jeffrey (Skipper) Manter 3rd, a committee member from West Tisbury, said it needs to be made clear that Chilmark is paying for 80 per cent of the cost of the project in line with the district-wide cost sharing formula. Mr. Manter said ...

The West Tisbury building inspector will seek action in court against a local trash hauler for repeated violations that have gone unanswered. Building inspector Joseph Tierney told the town selectmen last week that Monte Bizzarro had been cited twice ...

Last Tuesday evening West Tisbury voters spent $100,000 per minute to fund our town and schools. It was surely a model of efficiency in conducting a public meeting. What was sometimes missing was sufficient information about what we were voting on; ...

Unlike the majority of Island towns, Chilmark will see its total education costs drop even as West Tisbury officials review a selectmen's report that calls for Chilmark to shoulder more of the costs of the Chilmark School, part of the Up-Island ...