Catherine Tobin, 66, was arraigned Edgartown District Court Friday morning on a charge of failing to report the loss of a firearm. Tobin pleaded not guilty during her arraignment, but almost immediately changed her plea. Within minutes of her not guilty plea, Tobin, who attended the proceeding virtually, pleaded to sufficient facts in the case. […]
Executive session minutes from the Oak Bluffs select board have revealed information about a missing handgun. Until requested by the Martha’s Vineyard Times, the minutes hadn’t been released, and the details contained in those minutes about the missing handgun appear to have never previously been disclosed by the town. The minutes show a former Oak […]
An Edgartown woman who lost a handgun has been charged with failure to report the loss of that gun and also threatening to commit a crime. Edgartown District Court Clerk-Magistrate Liza Williamson found that facts derived from a Feb. 9 hearing supported sustaining those two charges. The owner of the gun, Catherine Tobin, 65, previously […]
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Courthouse should be ready Feb. 16
Work is underway on replacing the failed boiler inside the county courthouse. Court could be back in session by next week. -Rich Saltzberg
The Dukes County Courthouse, which shuttered due to a failed boiler, is expected to be operational next week, according to Christine Todd, chair of the Dukes County commissioners.
“We feel pretty confident that the courthouse should be able to open by Tuesday,” Todd told The Times. Monday is Presidents Day, a federal holiday when courthouses and government offices are already closed.
County manager Martina Thornton said she expects the boiler work to be done later this week. Todd said that the electrical work on a replacement boiler may be completed Tuesday, Feb.9. Then, Todd said, it’s a question of when the work can be inspected. County officials approved $50,000 to replace the boiler at an emergency meeting last week.
The Martha s Vineyard Times
County authorizes $50,000 for courthouse repairs
Boiler failed, forcing courts to close for at least the week.
The boiler inside the county courthouse has failed and requires emergency replacement. -Rich Saltzberg
County officials approved spending up to $50,000 to get a new boiler installed in the Dukes County Courthouse at an emergency meeting Tuesday night of the Dukes County Commission and the County Advisory Board.
The decision comes a day after the Edgartown courthouse was closed for court business because the building’s boiler was found “cracked and leaking” on Saturday, county commission chair Christine Todd told The Times.