Island police have been setting aside their razors and growing beards and mustaches this November to help raise money for charity.
Good deeds and deer accidents kept Island police busy over the long holiday weekend. In Edgartown, officers provided 41 families with turkeys.
Police had a busy weekend responding to deer accidents, an incident involving a tractor and an overdose. Drivers are cautioned to be mindful of deer.
Two accidents involving intoxicated drivers occupied police in Edgartown and Chilmark over the weekend. In Edgartown, there was a two-car collision on Saturday evening, while in Chilmark, a two-car collision took place on Friday.
Kyle Taylor Altieri graduated on Sept. 14 from the State Police Municipal Academy in New Braintree.
A $1.5 million state grant announced this week will go to the Dukes County sheriff.