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For the second time in less than a month, a sharply divided Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted last night to back the controversial roundabout plan for the blinker intersection in Oak Bluffs. With chairman Chris Murphy again casting the deciding vote, the commission deadlocked 6-6 over whether to rescind its first 7-6 vote to approve the roundabout.
The result was that the first vote stands and the roundabout project will now move forward.
New Trial in Old Rape Case
A man who was convicted 20 years ago of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in his Edgartown home, then served a prison sentence and, several years after his release, won a new trial, yesterday pleaded guilty in Dukes County superior court to an assault and battery charge.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s decision to launch a statewide inquiry into drunken driving acquittal rates by judges drew mixed reviews this week from Edgartown district court’s first justice and questions from the Cape and Islands district attorney.
The state’s highest court has appointed Jack Cinquegrana, a former federal prosecutor and president of the Boston Bar Association, to examine acquittal rates in Massachusetts district courts when a defendant asks for a judge, rather than a jury, to determine guilt or innocence at trial.
Dr. Jon A. Ruel, DMD, MscD, a nationally renowned prosthodontist with more than 35 years of experience, has joined Island Dentistry. His specialty deals with comprehensive care, including replacing missing teeth with implants, crowns, bridges and dentures.
Center for Living Meeting
The Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 10. at 7 p.m. in the Tisbury Senior Center. Following a brief business meeting, the board will discuss the Center for Living’s past accomplishments and plans for the future. Refreshments will be served.
The center provides a variety of programs and services for Island residents ages 55 and older through partnerships with town councils on aging and other organizations.