James Rogers figured when he retired from the Tisbury fire department, he ought to find a new way to serve the town. Next week, he’s running unopposed for selectman.
Faced with a shortage in the police department, selectmen voted this week to appoint former Chilmark police chief Brian Cioffi as a special officer for the coming summer.
New shellfish regulations and strained tempers topped a three-hour Tisbury selectmen’s meeting Tuesday that had a little bit of everything. It ended with a fire scare in the town hall that drew a ladder truck and two fire engines.
Bruno’s Rolloff waste management company wants to increase its rates at the Tisbury transfer station, but the town selectmen asked for more information.
Tisbury is set to begin the process of searching for a new police chief, and as part of the search the town hopes to recruit candidates from on and off-Island.