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During a lengthy town meeting Tuesday evening, Edgartown voters postponed approving a bylaw that would have restricted large social gatherings in residential neighborhoods. Voters also rejected a proposal to ban gas-powered leaf blowers. Tuesday’s town meeting went more than five hours, ending shortly after midnight. What some have called the party bylaw, the proposed social-gathering […]
Updated The Vineyard was not spared from the nationwide cell service disruption on Thursday, but the impact it received seems to have been on the lower end. It is uncertain how many on-Island customers have been impacted by the disruption, but a number of people on the local social media page Islanders Talk said they […]
George Floyd’s 2020 murder at the hands of Minneapolis police changed the way America thinks about policing. We only know what happened because an iPhone video captured the nearly 8 minutes a police officer kneeled on Floyd’s neck. The movement to hold police more accountable was spurred into action and as part of that national […]
There’s a new, year-round, no-frills burger restaurant coming to Edgartown. On Monday, the town’s select board signed off on a common victualler’s license for upcoming eatery Wicked Burger, which is expected to open sometime this spring. The new spot is owned by the proprietors of the iconic Alchemy restaurant on Edgartown’s Main Street, with the […]
Three years after the codification of a landmark police reform law aimed at increasing accountability in Massachusetts law enforcement agencies, the Edgartown Police Department is looking to modernize its approach to ensuring public safety. The department is looking for funding for a five-year program that will outfit officers with body cameras. If approved and executed, […]