Steve Myrick
Jake Sylvia, a veteran of the Edgartown fire department and emergency medical service, was appointed as Edgartown’s newest police officer Monday.
A Blackstone man faces six charges of rape and five charges of indecent assault and battery on a person who is disabled, following an investigation by Edgartown police.
Islanders this week mourned commercial conch fisherman Luke Gurney, a father of two who died in a fishing accident Monday. Mr. Gurney was fishing off Nantucket when he became tangled in a line and was swept overboard.
Arthur Gallagher, the town accountant for Oak Bluffs, died unexpectedly on June 13.
Those who knew him say Stan Murphy put a lot more than paint on canvas. A retrospective of the late painter opens at Featherstone.
Edgartown selectmen voted unanimously Monday to change the structure of building permit fees. While some permit fees will be lower, many will be substantially higher.