Brooke Kushwaha
When Edgartown voters gather at the recently-restored Old Whaling Church Tuesday for town meeting, they will weigh in on issues ranging from a new fire station to a proposed ban on miniature liquor bottles.
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2024

At about 8:35 a.m., firefighters received three alarms simultaneously at the Edgartown Stop & Shop, Edgartown School and Vineyard Golf Club, said fire chief Alex Schaeffer. 

2023

The state fire marshal’s office suspended the man who managed the Edgartown town fireworks display on July 4 after several undetonated fireworks washed up on Chappaquiddick.

Firefighters from across the Island responded to a fire that broke out at a home on Pennywise Path shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday.

When Edgartown voters gather at the recently-restored Old Whaling Church Tuesday for town meeting, they will weigh in on issues ranging from a new fire station to a proposed ban on miniature liquor bottles.

Eighteen graduates of the All-Island Firefighter I/II course received their certificates Tuesday night, having completed 145 hours of training since last October.

In a select board meeting this week, fire chief Alex Schaeffer shared several renderings for a proposed new fire station building, which would include a new community training space and expanded parking.

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