Katrina Liu
Bradley Cortez's path to the police force began after he graduated from Martha's Vineyard Regional High School when he joined the army. He did two tours in Afghanistan before deciding he wanted to shift to police work, inspired by officers he encountered as a child.
The Fern and Feather preschool at Mass Audubon Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary is closing after six years of operation due to staffing shortages.
The Agricultural Fair welcomed one and all to the West Tisbury fairgrounds over the course of four days, marking a high moment of summer for many Islanders and visitors alike.
Incoming chief Bradley Cortez will have a salary of $195,000 with an additional 2.5 per cent raise in the second and third year of the contract.
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Windemere Nursing board of trustees elected Rebecca Haag as its new chair at a meeting last month.
Island doctors, researchers and biologists are redoubling tick education efforts amid the growing concerns about the disease-carrying arachnids.