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Equestrians and West Tisbury firefighters on the town’s rescue squad were among the people who gathered at the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Hall Saturday for training sessions in large animal rescue.  Roger Lauze, a semiretired equine rescue and training manager from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) and volunteer Steph Cormier […]

On Jan. 27, Tisbury Fire Chief Greg Leland graduated from the Chief Fire Officer Management Training Program, one of 34 fire officers to do so. The program is provided by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services in Stow in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts Boston. The graduation ceremony was held in Stow at the […]

Happy Halloween! Halloween is on Sunday officially but unofficially, it has already started. From Halloween-themed decorations in windows to scarecrows in front of businesses to all the bite-sized candy everywhere, it’s clear that it’s more of a week-long or even month-long celebration. That’s a long time for me to try to avoid eating chocolate.  I […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times Firefighters train for ice rescue Updated March 10 Aquinnah and West Tisbury firefighters held a training drill for ice rescues on Lagoon Pond Sunday. Survival suits and a pontoon sled were among the types of equipment used to reach West Tisbury Fire Lt. Eric Medeiros, who served as a mock victim. Aquinnah Fire Chief Simon Bollin and West Tisbury Fire Chief Manuel Estrella III both said the drill went well.  “I thank West Tisbury for putting it on,” C...