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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) of Martha’s Vineyard will hold an EMT open house on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 5 to 7 pm at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, in the culinary arts dining room. EMS officials, department chiefs, and instructors from Cape Cod Community College will present information regarding an upcoming EMT class. Representatives […]
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 […]
The Edgartown select board was unable to approve the request by Dock Dance Band to hold their traditional summer Memorial Wharf events due to a shortage of Edgartown Police staff on the days the band wanted to hold them. The band rejected a compromise offered to hold the dances on Sunday nights. At their Monday […]
Edgartown Fire Chief Alex Schaeffer presented a strategic plan for the department to the Edgartown select board during a Friday afternoon meeting. The strategic plan evaluated the department and anticipated future needs and what resources will likely be needed to meet those needs. Schaeffer said high-level fire officer training through Massachusetts Firefighting Academy and the […]
The Martha's Vineyard Times Edgartown welcomes new slate of firefighters Graduates from firefighter I and II courses look toward future of service to the Island community. 1 of 4 Lieutenant Kara Shemeth (left) receives her Firefighting I and II certificate and shakes the hand of Edgartown Fire Chief Alex Schaeffer. From left: Graduates Kara Shemeth, Kevin Cody, Morgan Vincent, Dayana Dos Santos, Edney Teles, Craig Willett, and Benjamin Davey stand in front of the Edgartown fire engine. Edgartown select board member Art Smadbeck thanks the graduates for their hard work and dedicati...