Sheriff Robert Ogden has won the Democratic nomination for a second six-year term, defeating former Oak Bluffs police chief Erik Blake in unofficial primary results.
On a rainy primary election day, voters were turning out in a steady trickle across the Island to select candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, district attorney and, most energetically, sheriff.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for primary elections for state offices from governor to sheriff.
All voters will see contests for governor and lieutenant governor while Democrats will also determine candidates for attorney general, secretary of the state, auditor, and sheriff. Republicans will also find contests for representative in Congress, state senator, and district attorney on their ballots.
Early voting is underway in all Island towns in advance of the Tuesday, Sept. 6 Massachusetts primary elections for state offices from governor to sheriff.
On the evening of August 23, the more than 100 friends and supporters of the Bulgin family heard words of faith, words of thanks for first responders and words of remembrance of the two young men.
West Tisbury was the place to be for the 160th annual Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Fair, where a blend of old and new kept crowds entertained from August 18 to 21.
Menemsha Dock in Chilmark, Cuttyhunk Harbor in Gosnold and a plan to dredge Lighthouse Beach in Edgartown are three of 19 projects statewide to receive funding.
