ON THE HORIZON MANAGING UP

that will be attached to the monopiles will reach 837 feet in the air, each nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower. The project will provide enough energy to power 400,000 homes in the state, according to Vineyard Wind. To any beachgoers familiar with the fishing trawlers that frequent the waters just three miles off Nantucket’s south coast this time of year, the cranes of the Orion appear only slightly smaller despite being 11 miles farther offshore.

Town Manager Libby Gibson received a contract extension and a significant pay raise following an executive session vote of the Select Board earlier this spring. The contract amendment, which was unanimously endorsed by the board, extends Gibson’s employment as town manager through September 30, 2025, adding one year and six months to the existing contract, which had been set to expire in April 2024. The amendment will immediately boost Gibson’s salary to $226,000 retroactive to January 1, 2023, a $31,000 annual increase, or 16 percent bump, from her current annual salary of $195,000. The deal will ultimately pay her $250,000 in the final nine months of the contract. It also requires Gibson to give the town at least one year’s notice of her retirement from the town.