A Barnstable superior court judge has sided with the Dukes County sheriff in a spat with Cape and Islands district attorney Rob Galibois over the release of employee records.

A Cape Cod judge is considering the Dukes County sheriff’s request this week to toss out a lawsuit filed against him by the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. 

Island residents could still reach emergency services by calling 508-693-1212, the non-emergency line for the Dukes County Regional Emergency Communication Center.

On Monday, the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, demanding that the sheriff’s office hand over 20 years of employee records that the district attorney could deem necessary to go to trial in several cases.

The state legislature is considering a bill that would enact a five-year moratorium on the expansion of any correctional facility in the state.

Dukes County sheriff candidates fielded questions from a room full of voters on August 30 in one of their last chances to define their differences in style and substance ahead of the Sept. 6 primary.

Erik Blake will challenge sheriff Robert Ogden for the Democratic nomination in the state primary in September.

An ambitious regional project to upgrade the Dukes County radio communications network from analog to a digital has faced significant hurdles.

Stephen Sheldon of Vineyard Haven was recognized by the Tisbury police department at a ceremony last Thursday for his role in saving the life of a woman in the Lagoon Pond late last year.

The Dukes County Sheriff’s Office is opening an outdoor locker for Red Stocking donations of new, unwrapped toys.