Joseph Tierney had a plea of not guilty entered on his behalf by the court for the charge stemming from an alleged altercation at the West Tisbury annual town meeting this spring.
West Tisbury building inspector Joseph Tierney is facing a charge of assault and battery on an elderly person after resident Leon Brathwaite told police that Mr. Tierney pushed him to the ground at the April 8 town meeting.
Town officials in West Tisbury are trying to figure out if money approved at town meeting for police details can be paid to non-union employees.
Firefighters and police responded to the intersection of State Road and Old County Road around 4:20 p.m. for the collision.
A Chelmsford woman allegedly crashed a SUV into a utility pole by the State Road gas station in West Tisbury early Friday morning, knocking out power for nearby homes for a brief period.
A Dukes County grand jury last week indicted Joseph Feliciano after he was arrested for stabbing a man in the eye in May.