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When Samantha Cassidy, age nine, was diagnosed with B-stem lymphoma, her parents, Mike Cassidy and Debra Grant, turned to the Martha’s Vineyard Cancer Support Group, a quiet organization unknown to many Islanders.
AnneMarie Donahue was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1988; she became one of the original members of the cancer support group.
Tisbury selectmen this week instructed the police chief to write to town restaurant owners, warning them that they face criminal penalties if they sell alcohol to customers on the sly.
And there was a suggestion that if there continued to be evidence of the practice, police might be brought from off-Island to try to catch them doing it.
Woman of the Year
The Empowered Woman of the Year Brunch will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 at Mediterranean in Oak Bluffs. The brunch honors Cindy Doyle of Vineyard Haven.
Tickets are $50. For details, call 508-696-8880.
An investigation is under way into claims by a Tisbury policewoman that she was sexually harassed by a fellow officer and then subjected to retaliatory action from the police chief and town administrator when she complained about it.
In a detailed complaint, filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) on April 28, Kelly R. Kershaw said she believed her alleged harasser, Sgt. Timothy Stobie, chief John Cashin and the town were trying to force her from her job.
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To either of the Constables of the Town of Aquinnah:
GREETINGS:
Decades ago most visitors to the Island stayed in hotels, usually for several weeks and often as long as several months. At larger places like the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown and the Pequot Hotel in Oak Bluffs, it was common for people to rent a room all summer long.