Tisbury Police Sgt. Jeff Day arrested a man he thought was wanted on multiple warrants but wound up putting handcuffs on the wrong person. Sgt. Day believed a man who he saw in Tisbury on May 21 was a man named William August Engler. Day arrested the man and sent him off in a Tisbury […]
Monday night at the Chilmark annual town meeting voters unanimously approved $11.1 million to build a new fire station and a separate headquarters for Tri-Town Ambulance. The vote brought to an end years of attempts to provide Chilmark firefighters with a replacement for their cramped, deteriorated, and asbestos lined station on Menemsha Crossroad. For the […]
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Island police complete bias training
Three-day course featured rank-focused classes and community, organization involvement.
Island police completed a three-day training session on implicit and unconscious bias last week.
The training was conducted at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School by Hillard Heintze, a security risk-management firm based in Chicago.
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.
The grant comprised $17,000 from the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation, $7,000 from the Martha’s Vineyard Social Justice Leadership Foundation, and $1,000 from the Social Action Committee of the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Martha’s Vineyard NAACP, and members of Black Lives Matter were also
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A Toyota 4Runner that skidded of Middle Road in Chilmark Sunday afternoon. Rich Saltzberg
A Toyota 4Runner that skidded of Middle Road in Chilmark Sunday afternoon. Rich Saltzberg
Chilmark Police at the scene of an SUV accident on Middle Road Sunday afternoon. Rich Saltzberg
Plows at Beetlebung Corner in Chilmark. Rich Saltzberg
A front-end loader rigged with a plow helped clear the runways at Martha s Vineyard Airport Sunday. Rich Saltzberg
Snow whitened East Chop Drive in Oak Bluffs. Rich Saltzberg
Tisbury had snow on Beach Road but no flooding. Rich Saltzberg
The Steamship Authority ferry Nantucket prepares to enter Slip 1 in Vineyard Haven. Rich Saltzberg
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One tradition to keep alive
Now that the Senate is safe, let’s make Senate Bean Soup.
Most ingredients for Senate Bean Soup might be found in your cupboards already. Irene Ziebarth
Soak the white beans in cold tap water for two days before preparing the soup. Irene Ziebarth
Local Grey Barn pork hocks make a great recipe even better. Irene Ziebarth
Vegetable odds and ends are used in the homemade stock. Irene Ziebarth
This Senate Bean Soup recipe includes only Rancho Gordo beans from Napa, Calif., and homemade stock. Irene Ziebarth
A bowl of homemade soup really hits the spot on a cold winter evening. Irene Ziebarth