In anticipation of the upcoming annual town meeting and subsequent election, the Edgartown Fire Department will host an open house Sunday, April 2, to discuss plans for the town’s proposed fire station rebuild. The replacement building at 68 Peases Point Way South is intended to alleviate a number of issues the department faces with the […]
In a joint service Thursday evening, leaders and members from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, West Tisbury’s First Congregational Church, Tisbury’s Unitarian Universalist Church, and Grace Episcopal Church, in Edgartown to reflect on last week’s unexpected arrival of nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants. Among the approximately 50 people gathered Thursday were state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, and […]
After a solemn day on the Vineyard, the Edgartown select board heard briefly from Edgartown Fire Chief Alex Schaeffer at their Monday meeting regarding the death of a seasonal restaurant worker and his missing, and presumed deceased brother. Schaeffer said Edgartown Fire Department answered the emergency call around 11 pm Sunday night, and despite the […]
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry plans to execute a prescribed burn over a 200 acre section of the Manuel Correllus State Forest on Saturday, April 30. The area to be burned is adjacent to Dodgers Hole in Edgartown. Edgartown Fire Chief Alex Schaeffer said the state is […]
Edgartown Fire Chief Alex Schaeffer presented a strategic plan for the department to the Edgartown select board during a Friday afternoon meeting. The strategic plan evaluated the department and anticipated future needs and what resources will likely be needed to meet those needs. Schaeffer said high-level fire officer training through Massachusetts Firefighting Academy and the […]