Government
Yes we can.
It is a campaign slogan which has caught fire ever since Presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama uttered the words after the New...
Growth is on the horizon for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, the largest human service provider on the Island. A new strategic plan released...
Her aunt was four years old when American women won the right to vote on August 26, 1920. Today, on the 88th anniversary of women’s suffrage in...
Island voters will not decide whether to make minor modifications to Dukes County government until the fall, but the county commission has already...
At their regular meeting last week, the Chilmark selectmen took up the ordinarily routine business of making annual appointments and used the...
Dukes County Sheriff Michael McCormack, who last week borrowed money from the county treasury to pay his staff, will receive temporary relief in...
With requests for financial aid from the state falling on deaf ears, the Dukes County sheriff told the county commission this week that he is out...
County government is here to stay.
This is the recommendation the Dukes County charter study commission will make to Vineyard voters when the...
Faced with a near-certain fiscal crisis due to pressure from state officials and political maneuverings on Beacon Hill, Dukes County Sheriff...
At their annual town election Wednesday Chilmark voters easily approved three Proposition 2 1/2 overrides and reeelected selectman Warren Doty to a...
The Dukes County Charter Study Commission will host three public sessions across the Vineyard this month. The commissioners are inviting members of...
The Dukes County Sheriff’s office expects to see a $620,000 shortfall this year.
The news comes just days after Sheriff Michael A. McCormack...