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Car Chase Leads to Arrest, Toppled Tombstones

Noah Asimow | Thursday, August 5 2021 - 5:31pm

Edgartown police were led on a car chase that snaked through Upper Main Street and ended in the town cemetery on Thursday morning with an arrest, a vehicle tow and a few toppled tombstones — but no injuries.

Edgartown Police

Police Arrest Oak Bluffs Man on Fentanyl Charges Article updated

Steve Myrick

John Hathaway Jr., 48, was arrested Tuesday and will be charged with trafficking in fentanyl, according to police.

Boston Police Arrest Two Vineyard Men in Drug Bust

Sara Brown

Boston police arrested two men from Martha’s Vineyard Monday on drug trafficking charges, part of an ongoing drug investigation.

Firefighters Quell Quick-Moving Brush Fire in West Tisbury

Heather Hamacek

A large brush fire off Takemmy Path in West Tisbury was put out Wednesday after an all-out response by firefighters. No one was harmed, though wind blew the flames within 50 feet of a nearby home.

Chilmark Swears in New Chief of Police

Alex Elvin

Surrounded by friends, family and fellow law enforcement officers on Tuesday, Jonathan Klaren was sworn in as the new chief of the Chilmark police department.

South Water Street Home Damaged in Single-Car Crash

Sara Brown

A West Tisbury man will face charges including leaving the scene of property damage, police said, after a crash that damaged an Edgartown home.

Police, Firemen Battle on Ice to Raise Funds for Youth Hockey

Alison L. Mead

A rivalry between police officers and firefighters heated up Saturday for the first annual Guns and Hoses hockey game, which raised $3,000 for Martha’s Vineyard Youth Hockey.