Tisbury Police Chief Agrees to Accord on Retirement; Resigns Post After 29 Years

By JOSHUA SABATINI

Tisbury chief of police John McCarthy reached an agreement with the town board of selectmen on Monday, resigning from the force after almost 29 years of service.

Hockey Team Romps to State Championship

By JOSHUA SABATINI

By the time the boys' varsity hockey team returned home from Boston's Fleet Center on the 7:45 p.m. ferry Sunday - fittingly, the M/V Martha's Vineyard - the word had spread: They were the Division II state champions.

Island Hockey Wins, Advancing to State Championship Play

By JOSHUA SABATINI

The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School varsity boys' hockey team defeated the defending state champions Sunday, earning a trip this weekend to Boston's Fleet Center to play for the state championship title.

Through the regular season, first-year head coach Matt Mincone and his players knew they had what it took to contend against the toughest teams in their Division II South league.

U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P.

A New Coach Takes Varsity Into Playoffs

By JOSHUA SABATINI

Monday evening the boys' varsity basketball team pours out from the locker room onto the hardwood floor and forms two lines for pregame layups.

First year head coach Ken Sanders, in a white oxford shirt, tie and black trousers, stands at center court watching his 12 players with a wide smile.

He walks over to one line and stays there until he's shaken and slapped hands with each player.

As the Tisbury selectmen exchanged a series of terse memos with their chief of police, John McCarthy, the chief revealed this week that he's been put on notice: The selectmen, who also serve as police commissioners, do not intend to reappoint him when his three-year contract expires in June.