“To be or not to be” - stock or no stock - railroad or no railroad - was the principal question before the community last Saturday, and the town and its “dependencies” (?) turned out en masse to me
Edgartown annual town meeting
April 6, 2023
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.
2025
April 3, 2025
Funding for a new recreation center, a potential ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and planning for a sewage system in the Ocean Heights neighborhood will all be put before Edgartown voters at town meeting next week.
April 3, 2025
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently chose not to renew a contract with Martha’s Vineyard Community Services for veterans counseling. But newly-appointed community services chief executive officer Dean Teague said on Thursday that the program will continue.
2024
April 10, 2024
Voters pushed back on the proposed bylaw, which would have limited people to having no more than two parties a month with more than 50 people.
April 4, 2024
Efforts to ease the Island’s housing crunch, funding for repairs to South Beach and potential borrowing to shore up aging septic pipes will all be put before Edgartown voters at town meeting next week.
March 12, 2024
Under the proposal, the owner of a private residence in town could not hold more than two events per month with 50 or more people, nor host more than five large events a year.
March 7, 2024
When Edgartown residents head to town meeting this April, they will vote on proposals ranging from emergency South Beach restoration to a controversial party bylaw.
