Edgartown News

A fast-moving blaze torched a home on Charles Neck Way early this morning. The occupants of the one-story home went to bed at about 2:20 a.m. and firefighters received a call about the fire at 2:26 a.m., West Tisbury fire Chief Manuel Estrella said this morning.

Following a two-day trial, Edgartown District Court Associate Justice Joseph I. Macy found Daniel K. Johnson, 43, a former West Tisbury School teacher and emergency medical technician, guilty Tuesday on 10 of 13 charges, including assault and battery, providing alcohol to minors, and providing obscene material to minors.

A chowder contest, a parade, a treasure hunt for children, holiday shopping -just a sampling of what to expect during the 28th Annual Christmas in Edgartown, a three-day holiday celebration that kicks off Friday, December 11.

The winner of the January election will serve out the remainder of Mr. Kennedy's term, through January 2013.

I hope that everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Over the holiday, the town was filled with visiting relatives and folks with summer homes here.

Housing fund executive director Ewell Hopkins. Admitting the mistakes of the past and pledging a new future of transparency in their financial affairs, leaders of the Island Affordable Housing Fund took the floor at the Vineyard Haven library on Wednesday night and faced the public over what one member of the audience called a breach of public ...

Five suspects are facing charges after the police recovered a safe stolen two years ago from a lumber yard.

Martha's Vineyard Commission officials attended the Edgartown selectmen's meeting Monday night seeking opinions on the Island Plan, a comprehensive policy document intended as a planning guide for Martha's Vineyard over the next 50 years.

Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank is venturing off the island, and leaving its name behind.

Nov. 9, Berta Welch, Vernon Welch and Carla Giles Cuch, trustees of Raymond Hill Nominee Trust and Adriana Ignacio, sold 2 Windy Hill Rd.

Margie Haven started as mediator in 1984. Last Thursday, past and current members of the Martha's Vineyard Center for Dispute Resolution celebrated their 25th anniversary in the one place they have been so effective at keeping people out of for years: the Edgartown district court.

Gov. Deval Patrick this week signed into law a saltwater recreational fishing license requirement that is the first of its kind in the commonwealth.

Did you see that thing in the sky? Photo illustration by Cooper Davis. On the evening of Sept.

World War II veterans Ted Morgan and Tom Hale with Linsey Lee, who curated Martha's Vineyard Museum exhibit opening tomorrow.

The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School District school committee met Monday night for a final review of the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget.

Chaos reigned inside the Vineyard Playhouse lobby last Saturday afternoon, the kind of chaos you'd expect when dozens of nine- and ten-year-olds gather.

A dreary fall day, and I needed a pick-me-up - something that will sparkle even in cloudy dismal light.

Contributions fell sharply and cash evaporated while debt soared at the Island Affordable Housing Fund between the years 2007 and 2008, audited financial statements show.

Taj Mah-Trouble was the title, but producing it was no trouble for students in Mrs.

The Fourth Grade Theatre Project performances were held last Saturday at the Vineyard Playhouse.