The Town of Tisbury offered Police Chief Mark Saloio a one-year contract ahead of his decision to retire. Executive session minutes released this week show that during a meeting on Friday, March 19, the board met behind closed doors with the town’s attorney Brian Maser to “conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion […]
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Chief Saloio announces retirement from Tisbury PD
Contract talks had stalled between the chief and town.
Tisbury Police Chief Mark Saloio has announced his retirement effective Nov. 5.
In a letter to town leaders Monday morning, Saloio thanked the town for the opportunity to serve as chief, said it was time for him to move on from law enforcement, and noted his accomplishments in preparing the department for state certification. In the letter, he cited updating the department’s systems, instituting regular equipment and personnel inspections and “modernizing the agency” as among his accomplishments.
“I am extremely proud of the capable group of officers that we have working for the Tisbury Police Department,” Saloio wrote. “I am very grateful for their consistent and steady support. We have a great group of people within the police department, and I hope that they continue to have your support. I am confident that this organiz
For the second year in a row, Baruch College’s Undergraduate Student Government elections were held online, resulting in a one-party sweep by Endlessly Revolutionizing All.
Since students were not able to cast their ballots in-person as usual, students were able to vote virtually on MyBaruch from April 21 to April 28. A total of 456 students cast ballots, according to the Office of Student Life.
The party ran on a platform of, “synergy, empowerment and resilience,” according to an Instagram post. “Covid-19 has created many problems that need innovative solutions; our team is prepared to bring the new level of ingenuity across Baruch,” the post read.
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MOU approved between Tisbury and museum
Martha s Vineyard Museum entered a memorandum of understanding with Tisbury that includes paying $5,000 per year in lieu of taxes.
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum will pay Tisbury $5,000 per year in lieu of taxes as part of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) approved unanimously by the select board Tuesday night.
The MOU codifies the conditions that were part of the development of regional impact (DRI) approval of the museum by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, such as how many events can be held, and deals with some of the early issues with events at the museum, which opened in 2019, like the permitting process and parking.
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Surprise rollback of Tisbury SUPÂ
Planning board and MVC members express reservations.
The Tisbury select board approved a reduction in scope Tuesday night for the Beach Road project. -Rich Saltzberg
Over the course of a marathon four-hour meeting Tuesday night, the Tisbury select board made a number of major decisions, led by a unanimous vote to narrow the scope of the Beach Road shared-use path (SUP) project. The vote, which took place at around 9 pm Tuesday night at a meeting that started at 5, essentially eliminated dedicated off-the-roadway paths for bicycles.
The vote followed a report from town administrator Jay Grande that indicated the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) informed the town Friday that it was willing to pare down aspects of the project that impacted local infrastructure, such as sewer lines. Grande reminded the board Tisbury town counsel David Doneski sent a letter to MassDOT on March 5 to expre