Charged With Assault

A Vineyard Haven man is facing assault charges in district court after he allegedly tried to strangle his live-in girlfriend.

Terrence L. Gilmer, 25, of Vineyard Haven, was arraigned on Dec. 1 in Edgartown district court on charges of assault and battery and attempting to commit a crime. Mr. Gilmer was arrested on Nov. 29 by Tisbury police who said in their report that he had attempted to commit murder by strangulation. Bail was set at $1,500, and a pretrial hearing is set for Dec. 16.

West Tisbury and Edgartown this week took the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to court seeking to block the roundabout project that has become a lightning rod over periodic traffic congestion at the center of the Island.

In their lawsuit filed in Dukes County superior court on Wednesday, the two towns seek to invalidate the commission’s Oct. 6 decision – which was affirmed on Nov. 3 — and force a more thorough review of the proposed project planned for the blinker intersection of Edgartown-Vineyard Haven and Barnes Roads.

An Edgartown woman was arrested and charged last week in connection with a series of break-ins involving stolen prescription drugs from private homes in three Island towns.

Joann Hathaway, 52, was arraigned in Edgartown district court on Dec. 1 on six counts of breaking and entering in the daytime (a felony), two counts of larceny from a building and two counts of larceny under $250.

Black Powder Shoot

The Martha’s Vineyard Rod & Gun Club will hold its 12th annual Black Powder Shoot on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., one day in advance of the start of primitive firearm deer season. Members and the public are invited to participate in the muzzle-loading marksmanship competition.

High School Committee

Okays $16.9 Million Budget

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee unanimously certified a $16.9 million 2013 school budget on Monday, paving the way for Island towns to vote on the school’s budget at their spring town meetings. The certified budget marks a 1.85 per cent increase from Fiscal Year 2012.