Local & State Government
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Located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Martha’s Vineyard makes up most of county of Dukes County, Massachusetts. The rest of the county consists of the small island of Gosnold, and the town of Cuttyhunk.
Martha's Vineyard is made up of six small, distinctive towns: Aquinnah, Chilmark and West Tisbury, and the more populous towns of Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Tisbury (also known as Vineyard Haven). Each town is governed by a Board of Selectmen elected by town voters. Each town is also a member of the Martha's Vineyard Commission which regulates Island-wide building, environmental and aesthetic concerns. Some government programs on the Island have been regionalized such as the public school system, emergency management and waste management. |
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Martha's Vineyard Towns
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Aquinnah
Physical and mailing address: 65 State Road, Aquinnah, MA 02535 Ph: 508-645-2300 Chilmark Physical address: 401 Middle Road, Chilmark, MA Mailing address: PO Box 119, Chilmark, MA 02535-0119 Ph: 508-645-2100 Edgartown Physical address: 70 Main Street, Edgartown, MA Mailing address: P.O. Box 5158, Edgartown, MA 02539 Ph: 508-627-6110 |
Oak Bluffs
Physical address: 56 School Street, Oak Bluffs, MA Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1327, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 Ph: 508-693-3554 Tisbury /Vineyard Haven Physical address: 51 Spring Street, Vineyard Haven, MA Mailing address: P.O. Box 1239, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 Ph: 508-696-4200 West Tisbury Physical address: 1059 State Road, West Tisbury, MA Mailing Address: P.O. Box 278, West Tisbury, MA 02575 Information Ph: 508-696-0100, ext. 114 |
