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Officer Accused of Racist Acts is Put on Indefinite Paid Leave as Full Investigation Continues

Yvonne Guzman | Friday, April 25 1997 - 1:16pm

Tisbury police officer John Dillon -- who has been under fire from the NAACP for allegedly racist acts against the town's only African-American patrolman -- is on indefinite paid administrative leave this week.

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Black History: Author Dorothy West Is Celebrated at 90

Yvonne Guzman

Dorothy West, the great African-American writer who turned 90 this summer, was the guest of honor at a spectacular birthday party Friday afternoon inside the Union Chapel.