Chilmark is considering how to make Menemsha safer for pedestrians. Various Chilmark town bodies and Menemsha stakeholders held a joint meeting to review the end of the summer season at the popular tourist destination and busy waterfront. “Should there be any actions necessary from this meeting, later the select board will meet with the harbormaster […]
A motorist was cited after a crash in Chilmark that sent one cyclist to the hospital. The collision took place around 8:15 am on Thursday, August 10, according to Chilmark Police Chief Sean Slavin. The chief said a driver traveling up-Island tried to turn left onto Squibnocket Road, near Squibnocket Beach. At the same time, […]
A package police believe could be carrying illegal drugs washed up on a beach in Chilmark. The details of what type of drugs were in the package haven’t been released. But the Chilmark Police Department responded to a report on Thursday evening of a “suspicious object” that washed ashore on Lucy Vincent Beach, according to […]
No one was injured after a 2019 Honda Civic flipped onto its roof over in Chilmark Saturday afternoon on Swans Way. According to Chilmark Police Chief Sean Slavin, a 22 year old Edgartown man fell asleep at the wheel while heading Down-Island. The car struck a utility pole on the passenger side wheel before flipping […]
Questions have been raised over a committee member overseeing the Chilmark’s Peaked Hill Pastures affordable housing project, who also lives nearby the project. Fred Khedouri, a member of the Peaked Hill Pastures RFP (request for proposal) committee, notified the Chilmark Select Board about a potential conflict of interest with his membership. “We have a letter […]