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A medication return box, a safe place to dispose of unused or outdated medications, has been installed at the Tisbury police station. The drop box is the second medication disposal station on the Island.
The new drop box, which was brought to the police station in early June, was paid for by the Martha’s Vineyard Youth Task Force and the Tisbury board of health. The Edgartown police station also has a medication disposal site.
Police Search for Gun
Police from around the Island were called to the town of Tisbury early Tuesday afternoon following reports of a man carrying a gun, though Tisbury police said a search yielded nothing, and it was unclear if there was ever a gun in the first place.
Rowdy dogs and lackadaisical pet owners, time to shape up: Oak Bluffs has an animal control officer back on the job.
Rowdy dogs and lackadaisical pet owners, time to shape up: Oak Bluffs has an animal control officer back on the job.
Anthony BenDavid was appointed to the post at the selectmen’s meeting Tuesday.
“He’s available at night, he’s available during the day,” police chief Erik Blake told the selectmen. “He couldn’t have come more highly recommended.”
For 43 years, he’s led the annual Fourth of July parade through the streets of Edgartown. But next week’s festivities will be Fred B. (Ted) Morgan Jr.’s last as grand marshal and organizer of the patriotic display.
Mr. Morgan announced that it would be his last year at the Monday selectmen’s meeting this week.
After a turbulent decade in the housing market, the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank is reporting a second relatively flat year of revenue, perhaps indicating that the market is climbing onto steadier ground.
Land bank executive director James Lengyel said this week that revenues are expected to be down about seven per cent for fiscal year while transactions are up about three per cent.
“The numbers speak for themselves,” Mr. Lengyel said, calling them “essentially flat.”
The fiscal year ends Saturday.
Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic candidate for the United State senate from Massachusetts, will make an appearance on the Vineyard at a fundraiser