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Aquinnah approaches town meeting
Warrant includes articles for selling town property; Aquinnah Circle and town hall upgrades; and community housing and open space efforts.
Voters in Aquinnah will gather for annual town meeting on June 19 at 3 pm on the asphalt in front of the fire station.
Several articles included in the draft warrant have to do with infrastructure and facilities improvements in town, including allocating $85,000 from various budget lines for planning and designing new restrooms at the Aquinnah Circle, and renovating the town offices.
Additionally, one article asks town voters to approve a $20,000 transfer, from a previously established parking improvement fund for the town hall and library to an account to pay for the repair and renovations of town offices.
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Island police implicit bias training set for May
Training will be led by Chicago-based Hillard Heintze.
An implicit and unconscious bias training course for Island police is set to take place in May.
Members of the Island’s six police departments will engage in an implicit and unconscious bias training May 4, 5, and 6.
The training will be conducted on-Island by Hillard Heintze, a security risk management team based in Chicago. Originally scheduled for November, Island police chiefs moved the training to the spring amid COVID-19 concerns.
The Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition received a $25,000 grant to fully fund the training sessions, which were prompted by the recent spate of tragic African American killings during police procedures across the country.
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Update: Island first responders start getting vaccine
Majority of Island first responders say they’ll get the shots.
Mark Bettencourt receiving post-vaccination instructions from a nurse at Martha s Vineyard Hospital Friday. Jeremy Driesen
Belle Dinning getting vaccinated by Laura Hilliard, RN. First responders were among the first Islanders to receive the shots against COVID-19. Jeremy Driesen
Belle Dinning in the post-vaccination holding area. Patients were asked to stay there for 15 minutes after their vaccination and before departing the hospital. Jeremy Driesen
Laura Hilliard, RN, awaits her next vaccination patient. Jeremy Driesen
Alex Schaeffer, Edgartown Fire Chief, arrives for his vaccination at Martha s Vineyard Hospital. Jeremy Driesen