Jake Sylvia, a veteran of the Edgartown fire department and emergency medical service, was appointed as Edgartown’s newest police officer Monday.

Officer Syliva was sworn in by town clerk Wanda Williams at the board of selectmen’s meeting, with a large contingent from the Edgartown police department on hand.

“We’ve all grown up with Jake and seen him grow up over the years,” said police chief David Rossi. “It’s my honor to recommend him.”

Shortly after taking the oath of office, Officer Sylvia knelt down so his son Benjamin could pin his new badge to his uniform.

Officer Sylvia was scheduled to graduate from the Boston Police Academy on Wednesday evening.

Also Monday, U.S. Post Office district manager Mike Powers offered thanks to the town and the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust for their help in working through a crisis at the Edgartown post office branch in the Triangle business area.

The post office was closed on April 1, after rain from a second-floor construction project poured into the facility. It reopened May 31 with new floors, walls, ceilings and insulation. At first the post office moved temporarily to Vineyard Haven, but then settled at the recently closed library building on North Water Street.

“I’m here today to formally thank the town for their incredible generosity,” Mr. Powers said. “They say rain, snow, sleet or hail, we had all of that in our Edgartown post office.”

On hand were other Island postmasters.

“I’m very concerned because I’m not sure any mail is being delivered,” Mr. Powers said with a laugh.

Post office managers presented the selectmen with a plaque and a mounted image of stamp featuring an Edward Hopper painting of a sailboat off Provincetown issued in 2011. The same plaque and image were presented to the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust, which owns the old library building.

In other business, a group of residents in the Holly Bear Lane neighborhood presented selectmen with a letter and pictures of several properties in the area they say are in violation of town bylaws, because of new construction, abandoned vehicles and business operations.

Resident Margot Datz said she was grateful for the town’s efforts, but wanted the pace of clean up to be quicker.

“In 2009 we met with you on the same situation,” said Ms. Datz. “We’re still, as neighbors, watching our property values go down. It’s just not being addressed.”

Some of the complaints were aimed at Chris Chambers, who attended the meeting and owns property at 1 Holly Bear Lane. Neighbors said he uses the property to sell vehicles and other items.

“The only thing for sale there now is a half-acre building lot, so I can get away from these people,” Mr. Chambers said.

Building inspector Leonard Jason Jr. said he monitors the area regularly, and is working with the property owners to clean up the lots.

“It’s going slowly but it’s getting cleaned up,” Mr. Jason said.

Selectmen voted to extend bar hours during the July Fourth weekend. From July 1 to July 4, bars can extend last call to 1 a.m., and everyone must be out of the establishment by 2 a.m.

They also approved parking regulations and signs for the new town library near the Edgartown School, which will include a four-hour time limit and no overnight parking. The library lot is being used by visitors who park and walk downtown for long periods of the day and evening, according to town officials.