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Tribe reopens Clay Pit path with call for dialog

MV Times — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:52:51 +0000

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) last week removed brush it had placed to block a path opposite Clay Pit Road, that gave access to Lobsterville Beach. The tribe’s action followed a meeting August 9, between a representative of the town’s three-member board of selectmen, Aquinnah town counsel, and the . . . → Read More: Tribe reopens Clay Pit path with call for dialog

Editorial : Town-tribe relations may need to add a kind of Bill of Rights

MV Times — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:40:47 +0000

In December 2004, the state Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) is subject to local enforcement of zoning regulations with respect to the construction of a small shed on the so-called Cook Lands.

The dispute centered on the language of the 1983 settlement agreement . . . → Read More: Editorial : Town-tribe relations may need to add a kind of Bill of Rights

Tribe Opens Lobsterville Path But Stresses Access Is Temporary

MV Gazette — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:12:51 +0000

A sandy path to Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah has been reopened to the public, halting, at least for now, a contentious land-use battle between the town and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).

In a letter to the Aquinnah selectmen dated Aug. 12, tribal council chairman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais confirmed that . . . → Read More: Tribe Opens Lobsterville Path But Stresses Access Is Temporary

Moshup Trail: No Easements

MV Gazette — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:02:30 +0000

The Massachusetts Land Court has upheld the town of Aquinnah in a pivotal case that will ultimately decide whether a large swath of rare, salt-blasted coastal heathland along Moshup Trail remains forever wild or is opened up for development. Click here to read the decision as a PDF.

In . . . → Read More: Moshup Trail: No Easements

AGHCA RECEPTION THIS EVENING, MONDAY AUGUST 16

AGHCA Staff — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:45:49 +0000

The annual Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association Reception will be held at the Vanderhoop Homestead on Aquinnah Town Circle this evening, August 16, starting at 5 p.m.

Richard Skidmore, who with his wife Joan LeLacheur, has been “in charge of” maintaining the Gay Head Lighthouse for 20 years will be our speaker. Richard will be talking . . . → Read More: AGHCA RECEPTION THIS EVENING, MONDAY AUGUST 16

Lobsterville Beach Pathway Reopened

AGHCA Staff — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:01:46 +0000

The access path at the foot of Clay Pit Road to/from the Vineyard Sound beach has been re-opened. This is a very positive development and is part of an on-going process between the Town and the Tribe. A PDF of the letter of yesterday’s date from the Chairwoman of the Tribe . . . → Read More: Lobsterville Beach Pathway Reopened

Tribe Hears Town Counsel as Path Closure Prompts Dialogue

MV Gazette — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:54:16 +0000

A meeting between the town and tribe in Aquinnah has finally taken place, but no agreement has been reached on whether an access path to Lobsterville Beach, blocked off by the tribe last month with a rope barrier and a blockade of branches and brush, will be reopened.

“I met with . . . → Read More: Tribe Hears Town Counsel as Path Closure Prompts Dialogue

Tribe Okays Feasibility Study for Island Casino

MV Times — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:55:20 +0000

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), in a meeting August 1, approved a feasibility study for a casino on tribal land in the town of Aquinnah. How serious the tribe is about pursuing a gambling hall in the Island’s smallest town remains unclear.

“There’s no news on that horizon,” Naomi . . . → Read More: Tribe Okays Feasibility Study for Island Casino

AGHCA Reception Aug. 16

AGHCA Staff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:38:03 +0000

REMINDER

AGHCA RECEPTION – AUGUST 16

AGHCA will hold its annual RECEPTION this coming Monday, August 16 (rain date August 17), starting at 5 p.m., at the Vanderhoop Homestead (on the Aquinnah Circle at the Head of the Cliffs). Ample free parking will be available in the adjoining Town . . . → Read More: AGHCA Reception Aug. 16

Aquinnah selectman to meet with tribal council over beach path

MV Times — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:31:46 +0000

The narrow, sandy path that is the subject of a scheduled meeting Saturday between a representative of the Aquinnah selectmen and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) tribal council leads to Lobsterville Beach and Vineyard Sound.

The final destination of the parties to a dispute that has erupted over the . . . → Read More: Aquinnah selectman to meet with tribal council over beach path

Tribe Fails to Show for Meeting Over Blocked Lobsterville Path

MV Gazette — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:34:55 +0000

All seats were filled in the tiny town hall room used by the Aquinnah selectmen Thursday evening for a meeting between the town and Wampanoag tribal council members about the closure of a path to Lobsterville Beach, but one party was noticeably absent: the tribe.

Selectman and board chairman Camille Rose . . . → Read More: Tribe Fails to Show for Meeting Over Blocked Lobsterville Path

Peace Accord in Aquinnah-Editorial

MV Gazette — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:57:41 +0000

A sandy path to the sea is now the scene of a small battleground in Aquinnah between the Wampanoag Tribe and town selectmen. For reasons that remain unclear, the tribe has blocked access to the path which leads to Lobsterville Beach, and the Aquinnah selectmen are up in arms about it. . . . → Read More: Peace Accord in Aquinnah-Editorial

Tribe Blocks Path to Beach

MV Times — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:04:53 +0000

Six years after the conclusion of a Supreme Court case in which the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) battled with Aquinnah taxpayers and the town over sovereignty rights, a new battleground has potentially sprung up on a sandy path to the sea.

The tribe has blocked off access to the . . . → Read More: Tribe Blocks Path to Beach

Aquinnah selectmen question tribe decision to close Lobsterville Beach path

MV Times — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:03:17 +0000

The Aquinnah selectmen plan to meet in public session at 8 am this morning with town counsel Ron Rappaport to discuss the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head’s decision to close off a path that had previously provided walking access to Lobsterville Beach.

Government sued over Cape Wind project

Cape Cod Times — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:33:59 +0000

The federal government’s approval of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm earlier this year is facing its first legal challenge.

A coalition of nine individuals, environmental organizations and the project’s primary opposition group, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, filed a lawsuit yesterday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. They . . . → Read More: Government sued over Cape Wind project