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.
Edgartown Fire Department
2018
January 8, 2018
With the new chief on duty and a line of firefighters cheering him on, former Edgartown fire chief Peter Shemeth rode off into retirement Monday evening — in a ladder truck.
2017
November 9, 2017
Alexander Schaeffer has been approved by Edgartown selectmen to take over as chief of the fire department following the retirement of Peter Shemeth in January.
November 8, 2017
Edgartown firefighters responded to a fire at 30 Cottage street Wednesday morning. The fire was put out quickly and no one was hurt.
November 6, 2017
Alexander J. Schaeffer, the deputy chief at the Edgartown fire department, has been named the town’s next fire chief. Selectmen unanimously backed the choice at their meeting Monday.
June 20, 2017
With the impending retirement of longtime Edgartown fire chief Peter Shemeth, the town must begin the process of appointing a new leader for the fire department.
March 9, 2017
The Edgartown fire department knocked down a Thursday afternoon fire that seriously damaged a Katama home.
