Boards of health across the Vineyard are considering using federal opioid settlements to fund an Islandwide substance use disorder coordinator position.
Boards of health across the Vineyard are considering using federal opioid settlements to fund an Islandwide substance use disorder coordinator position.
The Dukes County government is looking into the potential of changing a state finance law so it could have a more stable rainy day fund.
Representatives from the town of Edgartown and the Dukes County Commission made pitches to take over ownership of the former Land Bank headquarters in Edgartown.
About two dozen Dukes County workers have until Oct. 30 to show they are fully vaccinated or apply for a legal exemption under a newly-enacted vaccination mandate.
County leaders approved a $1.75 million county budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes $62,960 to offset a deficit due to the loss of alarm fee revenue.
A $1.9 million county budget for the coming fiscal year will include a modest expenditure to battle substance abuse disorders on the Vineyard.
