Gwyn Skiles
Every September since 2001, the Edgartown Lighthouse has been a beacon for grieving families who gather for the annual children’s memorial and ceremony of remembrance.
The Edgartown select board and planning board appointed master plan steering committee member David Ignacio to the planning board in a contentious vote this week.
To the backdrop of music and burning sage, members danced, ate and communed at the annual powwow celebration.
The mosquito was found at the Edgartown town cemetery on Wednesday. Officials say the risk of West Nile virus on the Island remains low.
Last week, six former students, now elders of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), gathered in the Aquinnah town hall to talk about the history of the Gay Head School and the impact it had on their lives.
Andrea Dello Russo, owner of Andrea’s Auto in Edgartown, said she has no choice but to close her shop by the end of September.