The Edgartown Board of Health solidified its support for a potential three-year moratorium on turf athletic fields in Oak Bluffs. During a meeting Monday, the board unanimously approved sending a letter of support to the Oak Bluffs Board of Health. The proposed moratorium stems from concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) a group […]
On Thursday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Edgartown Board of Health announced West Nile virus was recently detected in mosquitoes in the cemetery area in Edgartown. West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States, according to the Center of Disease Control (CDC). Edgartown Health Agent […]
The Field Club pool where 3-year old Henry Bowman Backer drowned was twice found by the Edgartown Board of Health to be missing a required float line. The Field Club pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Friday in Dukes County Superior Court for what Judge Mark Gildea described as “wanton or reckless conduct” that led […]
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