FALL RIVER — The Aquinnah Wampanoag have a signed agreement to purchase 230 acres of land off Blossom Road in Fall River that the tribe intends to develop as housing and potentially a resort casino.

Representatives of the tribe, as well as the parcel’s current owner, appeared Monday night before the . . . → Read More: Aquinnah have deal to buy Fall River parcel

Longtime Aquinnah moderator Walter Delaney remembers, years ago, spotting an unexpected visitor sneak into a town meeting. It was a warm summer night, and he had just gaveled the meeting to a close when a skunk strolled through the front doors and settled in beneath a chair in the back of . . . → Read More: Longtime Moderator Recalls Skunks, Bumps in Aquinnah

The selectmen predicted it would be a noncontroversial annual town meeting this year in Aquinnah, and they were almost right.

Serious faces at Aquinnah annual town meeting.

After long debate on Tuesday night, voters could not agree on terms for selling a town-owned piece of land, and the end result was . . . → Read More: Aquinnah Voters Abandon Land Sale

The Aquinnah selectmen expect a swift and easy special and annual town meeting on Tuesday, citing a noncontroversial warrant despite a long list of articles, and plenty of free cash to cover all the spending.

“I don’t see a single thing that’s controversial,” said selectman Camille Rose at Tuesday night’s selectmen . . . → Read More: Aquinnah Town Meeting Sees Walter Delaney Give up Gavel

Aquinnah voters will be asked to do double duty Tuesday night. A special town meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:45 pm followed by the annual town meeting at 7 pm.

Historically, assembling a quorum of Aquinnah voters and getting them all to sit down in a very timely manner is . . . → Read More: Aquinnah meets for annual with $2.9 million budget in place