More than 50 Edgartown residents, including a baby or two, turned out Saturday afternoon for a candidates’ forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard. The town election is April 10, following the annual town meeting April 8.
The select board Monday voted to hire Gary Kovack, the current Tisbury harbor master and a former Edgartown police officer, to replace longtime harbor master Charlie Blair.
Kimberly Andrade, who started working for the town in December 2021, was on paid administrative leave for 10 months before she was terminated by the select board on Jan. 23 in a meeting that lasted under two minutes.
The Edgartown select board will promote Lieut. Chris Dolby to police chief next week, choosing the longtime Edgartown officer over two other finalists.
The Edgartown select board Monday appointed Lieut. Chris Dolby to be the acting police chief as the town searches for a replacement for Chief Bruce McNamee.
The Edgartown select board voted unanimously Monday to start Dock Dance an hour earlier after hearing concerns from Chappy ferry co-owner Peter Wells and the Edgartown police about underage drinking.
The Edgartown Select Board Monday approved a plan to renovate a section of Peases Point Way and Church street in an attempt to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
The Vineyard has long been a sought after location for film and TV, and town administrator James Hagerty said the policy was written in an effort to streamline the application process.
Edgartown is weighing the costs of expensive septic changes as the town’s wastewater treatment facility falters and the Island’s water quality continues to decline.
