Community
The Vineyard chapter honored the next generation of leaders at the 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. event, held at the Portuguese-American Club Sunday.
Commercial fishermen from on and off the Island provided comments on eight draft and emergency regulations proposed by the Division of Marine Fisheries at a recent meeting at the Katharine Cornell Theatre. The comment period runs through Jan. 23.
On Wednesday night, two members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness shared their stories at the Oak Bluffs Library as part of a program called In Our Own Voice. The program aims to break through some of the stigma that surrounds mental illness.
After more than 30 years with the Edgartown police department, including five years at the helm, Edgartown police chief Antone Bettencourt will retire in May.
“It’s time, you know, that’s the bottom line,” Chief Bettencourt said.
Oliver is an affectionate older gentleman, friendly with humans, frequently responding with a loud rumbling purr. As he is 12 years old, the shelter is not requesting an adoption donation, just the promise to love him and give him a forever home.
A project to house adolescent mental health services in a new building on the Martha’s Vineyard Community Services campus has taken another step forward. The commission said the new building will not need regional review.