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Tisbury police sergeant fired

There is still no comment from the in response for more information about the firing of a 16-year veteran police Sgt. Robert Fiske on Nov. 2. Sgt Fiske had been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 1 as a result of his involvement in an event that took place on July 23rd.

According to the Martha’s Vineyard Times, Fiske was in charge when police investigated a report of domestic abuse of a woman by her husband in Vineyard Haven. Police took the wife to Martha’s Vineyard hospital while Fiske and other officers “searched the surrounding area” for the husband. A 15 year-old female cousin was left in the house alone with the couple’s three children and the husband allegedly returned and raped the 15 year old.

Tisbury selectman fired Fiske on Nov. 2, after meeting in executive session.

Fire Damages Marine Building

A fire at the Maciel Marine building damaged several boats and automobiles stored inside. According to a story on the Vineyard Gazette’s website, the fire began just before 1 pm on Saturday. No one was injured, and the fire didn't spread to any other buildings. The large, two-story building, which is about 100 feet long and 40 feet wide, was the mechanic shop for the boat yard.

At this point, the cause of the fire and the damage estimate was not known, but it is believed to be accidental. The Gazette reports that the fire is “under investigation by the state fire marshal and state police.”

Volunteer firefighters from Tisbury, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown departments all responded to the fire.

Roundabout Gets the Go Ahead, Again

For the second time in a month, the voted on the roundabout plan for the blinker intersection of Vineyard Haven-Edgartown Road and Barnes Road. According to the final written decision, on Oct. 6, the project was approved. A few weeks later, Lenny Jason, Jr. requested that the commission consider rescinding its vote, which it did last Thursday. This time, the votes were evenly divided and the commission was deadlocked 6-6 over whether to rescind its first 7-6 vote to approve the roundabout.

In the event of a tie, the first vote stands and the roundabout project will now go ahead as scheduled.

Attorney Edward Vincent Jr. pleads guilty to larceny

Edgartown attorney Edward W. Vincent Jr. admitted to sufficient facts on two larceny over $250 charges.

According to the Vineyard Gazette, Vincent entered the plea of guilty on the two charges, which will be continued without a finding. Two civil lawsuits were filed against Mr. Vincent earlier in the year. One stated that he owed to the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals $190,000 for the sale of a building and another that he owed more than $400,000 from a separate real estate transaction. These lawsuits were dismissed when he paid back the money.

The judge ordered Vincent to pay a $50 monthly probation fee and a $90 victim witness fee. He was also placed on two years administrative probation and ordered to perform 100 hours community service.