Three years after the codification of a landmark police reform law aimed at increasing accountability in Massachusetts law enforcement agencies, the Edgartown Police Department is looking to modernize its approach to ensuring public safety. The department is looking for funding for a five-year program that will outfit officers with body cameras. If approved and executed, […]
Over 200 local members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, new and old, gathered at the PA Club in Oak Bluffs on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for an afternoon of honor, education, and activism. An introduction by President Toni Kauffman set the tone of the event. After acknowledging the history […]
After three years of virtual luncheons, the Martha’s Vineyard branch of the NAACP will bring back its annual Martin Luther King Jr. membership event to the P.A. Club on Monday, Jan. 15, from 1 to 3 pm. A panel of guest speakers will discuss how to most effectively continue the struggle for social and economic […]
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