Police/Court
The Chilmark select board gave the green light for police chief Sean Slavin to begin talks with the police union to aid the Aquinnah police department, which currently has only one officer in its department.
Aimee Cotton, 40, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to both manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child stemming from the death of Frank Rodenbaugh, a two year-old who Ms. Cotton was babysitting.
A Vineyard man who allegedly threatened to bring a shotgun to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital had his charges reduced in Edgartown District Court Friday.
Cesar D. Silva, 23, of Vineyard Haven, was arraigned on Sept. 2 charges in Oak Bluffs of assault and battery and disorderly conduct.
Bruce Gray, 47, pleaded not guilty in Edgartown District Court Wednesday to possession of a hoax incendiary device and trespassing.
A Dukes County grand jury returned indictments for Aimee Cotton, 40, on charges of manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child in connection with the death of Frank Rodenbaugh, a two-year-old who Ms. Cotton was babysitting.