Fire protection problems at the Edgartown courthouse have been known since at least 2001, when a state report recommended upgrades to increase safety in the 1856 brick building.
The boys basketball team faces a tough home playoff test Thursday evening when they begin the 2017 playoff run against rival Bishop Stang, the defending Division 3 state champions.
Edgartown selectmen this week accepted a $492,332 bid from White Brothers-Lynch Corp. to replace brick sidewalks and curbs in the downtown business district.
The Rev. Dr. Leo Christian had found a welcoming community in his new position as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Vineyard Haven and the Gay Head Community Baptist Church in Aquinnah.
Edgartown selectmen declined to add a non-binding referendum to the ballot asking voters if they wanted Community Preservation Act funds to be earmarked for housing.
Vineyard native Anna Walton created an 18-foot tower out of Mardi Gras beads for a new House of Blues franchise in California. It took her nearly five months, and a whole lot of beads.
An inspection at the Edgartown courthouse has turned up serious deficiencies in fire safety, including an emergency exit door that was locked and impassable.
Selectmen and others were skeptical of an informal proposal to steer 65 per cent of every Island town’s Community Preservation Act funds toward regional affordable housing.
A plan for Edgartown to purchase a run-down house on Main street will head to the town meeting warrant after selectmen signed off on the proposal this week over objections from the property owner.
