Coffee and Conversations gathering Wednesday. From our own coverage: Select Board sets hearing on hunting policy; Select Board advances water taxi, emergency plan.
Halloween in Oak Bluffs is set for October 31 with townwide trick-or-treating and activities planned.
Edgartown's affordable housing trust and affordable housing committee hold back-to-back meetings Thursday afternoon at Town Hall. From our own coverage: Obituary notices for the week of Oct. 19-25; Eight property transfers recorded in Edgartown.
Chilmark Select Board advances a water taxi agreement linking Menemsha and New Bedford, with service possible by 2027. From our own coverage: Select Board sets hunting policy hearing; Select Board advances water taxi agreement.
West Tisbury library hosts drop-in art and craft class for teens and tweens this week. Also in today's brief (4 items): Teen and tween art class returns at library; Learning lab returns for grades four and up; Library opens space for remote work Tuesday; Knitting group meets at the library.
Finance Committee reviews draft study estimating $200,000 cost from affordable housing projects. From our own coverage: Council on Aging reviews bowling, exercise, Shine programs; Finance panel reviews $200,000 housing cost estimate.
Eight property transfers were recorded in Edgartown this week, though most sale prices remain undisclosed. From our own coverage: Eight property transfers recorded, most prices undisclosed.
This week's roundup carries one Edgartown, Massachusetts obituary: Burke, Margret A. "Meg" (Silva), 56, who died unexpectedly on October 18, 2026.
West Tisbury recorded five property deeds from Sept. 25 to Oct. 24, three of which carried sale prices ranging from $1,320,000 to $3,800,000, with a median of $3,040,000.
Seven property deeds were recorded in Tisbury between Sept. 25 and Oct. 24, five with listed prices ranging from $250,000 to $3,005,000 and a median of $750,000. The month's top transaction was a $3,005,000 sale at 272 Bigelow Rd, one of three Bigelow Road deeds recorded in the period.