Ethan Genter

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Ethan Genter |Katrina Liu

The West Tisbury building inspector is scheduled to be arraigned next month after an alleged incident at the annual town meeting in April. The Edgartown District Court issued a summons to inspector Joseph Tierney to appear before the court on July 17 for a charge of assault and battery on a person over 60 or disabled, according to court records.

1 week ago | vineyardgazette.com | Ethan Genter

The Steamship Authority has ratified contracts for about 280 vessel employees in recent weeks, giving pay raises across the board and raising the potential for changes to shifts in the coming years. The boat line’s board at its meeting on Nantucket Tuesday approved the bargaining agreement for the licensed engineers. Agreements for licensed deck officers and unlicensed vessel employees were hammered out in closed-door sessions by the board in April and May.

2 weeks ago | vineyardgazette.com | Ethan Genter

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation is proposing a slower rollout of its plans to cut 175 acres of white pines in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest after pushback from Islanders. The state had initially considered cutting 79 acres across two parcels in the southeastern corner of the forest as part of the first phase of the cutting project, but last week submitted a new plan that shrank the first phase to 52 acres.

2 weeks ago | vineyardgazette.com | Ethan Genter

A Tisbury man is facing charges after he allegedly crashed his car while racing through Five Corners drunk. Tisbury police responded to the intersection at about 2 a.m. Sunday morning and found Justin Chin had crashed a Chrysler 300 sedan into several vehicles that were parked in a nearby rental car lot, Tisbury police Chief Christopher Habekost said. Mr. Chin allegedly went through the intersection at 65 miles per hour when he lost control and crashed.

2 weeks ago | vineyardgazette.com | Ethan Genter

The longtime clerk magistrate of Edgartown District Court was confirmed as an associate district court judge last week, marking the first time a Martha’s Vineyard resident has been promoted to the bench, officials said. Liza Williamson, who has worked as the clerk magistrate at the Main street courthouse for 21 years, gained unanimous support from the governor’s council during her confirmation hearing on June 4. She starts in the new role on June 30. “This is a historic event....