News
In an uncommon gesture toward Island fishermen, the state Marine Fisheries Commission brought its monthly business meeting to the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven yesterday afternoon. Beneath the large Stanley Murphy mural paintings of fishing life on the Vineyard, the commission tackled topics that affect the lives of local and state commercial fishermen, such as extending the striped bass fishing season and attempts to resuscitate the ailing herring population.
Tisbury and Oak Bluffs have signed an agreement to send their solid waste to a New Bedford facility.
The Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a 10-year agreement with the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District for the two towns to dispose of solid waste. Tisbury selectmen approved the proposal two weeks earlier.
For the last five years a quiet revolution has been under way in Vineyard schools. It’s taking place in the lunchrooms, where leafy green salads, roasted pumpkin seeds and tacos stuffed with brightly colored peppers from local farms are replacing the more traditional canned corn, tater tots and government surplus fare.
It’s taking place in the school yards, where lush gardens and neatly-turned piles of dark compost can now be found alongside the playgrounds that are trampled by hundreds of young feet at recess every day.
Dustin Shaw of Oak Bluffs was sworn in as the newest full-time police officer in Oak Bluffs in a May 2 ceremony. Dustin previously worked for the Tisbury police.
Dustin was born and raised in Oak Bluffs. He graduated from Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School in 2003. He graduated from Norwich University in May 2007 and the Massachusetts State Police Municipal Academy in New Braintree in 2008.
He was a petty officer 3rd class boatswain’s mate in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves from 2005 to 2011.
The state Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday denied an Edgartown resident’s attempt to intervene in commonwealth approval of a power contract between
The Oak Bluffs police department has received state certification from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission.
To achieve accreditation, which is voluntary, police departments must meet and maintain 159 standards. The process includes a self-assessment followed by an external peer review. According to a press release from the commission, the certification enhances the reputation of a police department, promotes accountability, builds a stronger defense against lawsuits, and provides a norm with which a force can judge its performance.