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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.
At the end of a long dirt road in Chilmark, a huge white tent arches above the meadows at Quansoo Farm. Inside the tent is the historic Mayhew-Hancock-Mitchell House, under renovation since last year.
Russell Maciel was on the job for 44 years before stepping down as assistant fire chief in Tisbury. Daniel Feeney, a captain in the department, also retired on Dec. 31.
On Sunday, as part of the 30th annual Martin Luther King Day membership event, the Martha’s Vineyard chapter of the NAACP will honor two high school students, Olivia Jacobs and Jared Livingston, for their service to the community.
Ariadne de Oliveira and Wesley de Oliveira of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Enzo Amarins de Oliveira, born on Jan. 14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
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.