Edgartown News

Students of many nationalities perfect their English at the Edgartown School. Teacher Nicole Hawkes with students Amy Maeda, Kaua Deassis and Victor de Souza.

Be one of the first to climb to the top of the Edgartown and Gay Head Lighthouses.

The lilacs are in bloom just in time for Memorial Day. Their appearance and smell forever triggers the memory of the annual Edgartown School March to the Sea.

Edgartown town administrator Pam Dolby said Wednesday that necessary repairs will be complete and fuel will be available for recreational boaters for the busy Memorial Day weekend.

Screaming while driving may not be an offense under the law, but it led to a string of charges for a 28-year-old Edgartown resident arrested Saturday night, according to documents filed in Edgartown District Court.

Edgartown police officers served and protected an at-risk duckling Sunday, according to a status update complete with photographs on the the town police department's Facebook page: "This little fella had a rough day today.

The Sweet Life Cafe in Oak Bluffs will open its doors this Friday, May 24, under new ownership.

Money to help pay for replacing courthouse windows and two bylaws relating to the new medical marijuana law top a special town meeting warrant in West Tisbury tonight.

The office of the state fire marshall has told Edgartown it cannot operate its fuel dock without required upgrades.

Vineyard visitors on a budget may once again stay for up to seven nights at the Hostelling International facility on the bike path up-Island. Long known as the "youth hostel," the short-term lodging place actually serves all ages with parental or guardian permission required for guests under 18, according to the Hostelling International website .

He drove a BMW, kept a home on South Water Street in Edgartown and appeared to be a prosperous attorney.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the Edgartown Fire Department a grant of $476,425. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant program awards funds to local fire and ambulance departments for equipment and resources they need to respond to emergencies.

Rising sea levels will affect Martha's Vineyard "within the lifetimes of kindergartners who are living on the Vineyard today," says Phil Henderson of the Vineyard Conservation Society.

Looking for an early-morning espresso drink near the Edgartown waterfront? Starting Thursday, the search ends at 3 South Water Street, the new home of the Tocco Puro coffee shop.

It took two tries to arraign William A. Rogers, Jr. on one count of distributing marijuana, according to documents filed in Edgartown District Court.

The dog that killed a miniature horse at a farm on Meetinghouse Way on Saturday will be euthanized when its 10-day quarantine ends Monday.

With a jam-packed schedule of goings-on over the weekend, partiers celebrated the Pink and Green Festival, hosted by the Edgartown Board of Trade, at the second annual ball on Saturday evening, May 11.

We're heading into peak season for ticks and tick-borne illnesses on Martha's Vineyard, where Lyme disease diagnoses spike during the late spring and summer.

There's good news for Edgartown residents who were fearful that a killer dog was on the loose: According to a Sunday afternoon report from the Vineyard Gazette , the dog suspected of killing one miniature horse Saturday and mauling another one has been found and quarantined.

Officials have tracked down the dog they believe viciously attacked two miniature horses Saturday at a farm on Meetinghouse Way, killing one and wounding the other.