Edgartown Promotes Ryan Ruley to Sergeant
The Edgartown police department has promoted officer Ryan Ruley to sergeant, after the longtime law enforcement official and Oak Bluffs selectman came out tops in a lengthy hiring process.
Edgartown is one step closer to having a new steward for the Yellow House after one of two potential developers withdrew from the process Monday.
Edgartown selectmen approved a new utility pole and made appointments at a brief meeting Tuesday.
With a search now under way for a new police chief in Edgartown, tension inside the department has bubbled to the surface in a town that has long prided itself on having relatively few internal problems.
A long-planned project to pave Meeting House Way is moving along, Edgartown selectmen said Monday, although too slowly for some residents.
Town selectmen approved a single tax rate for all properties of $3.87 for every $1,000 worth of property.
Edgartown selectmen pushed back this week at a request from Sheriff Robert Ogden to have the town contribute funding to the Island communication center.