Dukes County public health educator Fernando Lana has been providing Portuguese translation and interpreting services for an array of public health concerns. He started working with the Island’s boards of health as a volunteer during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Boards of health across the Vineyard are considering using federal opioid settlements to fund an Islandwide substance use disorder coordinator position.
The Dukes County government is looking into the potential of changing a state finance law so it could have a more stable rainy day fund.
Representatives from the town of Edgartown and the Dukes County Commission made pitches to take over ownership of the former Land Bank headquarters in Edgartown.
About two dozen Dukes County workers have until Oct. 30 to show they are fully vaccinated or apply for a legal exemption under a newly-enacted vaccination mandate.
County leaders approved a $1.75 million county budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes $62,960 to offset a deficit due to the loss of alarm fee revenue.