Stay updated with breaking news from Brynn Schaffner. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Sparks flew during a graduation ceremony intended to celebrate the successful completion of an Islandwide firefighter training course this week, after an Island fire chief accused the county’s fire training council of inflicting undue bias on a Brazilian candidate. The event, which took place in the cafeteria at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on […]
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 […]
Cronigâs set to reopen up-Island store 1 of 3 After 13 months and 13 days being closed, up-Island Cronig's is scheduled to reopen later this month. Bill Ewart stocks a shelf at up-Island Cronig's. That's Haroldo Nascimento in the background. Cronig's Market in West Tisbury is reopening later this month. Itâs lucky 13 for up-Island Cronigâs, which is scheduled to reopen for the first time in more than a year on April 26 with new coolers, new lighting, new checkout stands, and fresh stock. âIâm totally excited. It will be 13 months and 13 days that weâve been clo...
The Martha's 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,” Chief Bollin said. “They always do a good job.” Given above-freezing temperatures, Chief Bollin ...