The Massachusetts Department of Corrections and the state Department of Public Health assigned the Dukes County House of Corrections poor marks for substandard safety and health provisions for inmates.

Edgartown officials will soon get their foot in the door of every rental property in town, the result of a selectmen-endorsed regulation which forc

Edgartown's senior statesman Fred B. Morgan Jr. closed a chapter for the town Tuesday afternoon when the longtime selectman announced he will step down from his leadership post after nearly 31 years of public service.

Junk Cars Remain on Eve of Deadline

By MANDY LOCKE

One day shy of the deadline to rid 172 battered automobiles from Edgartown's unofficial junkyard, the property is still littered with nearly 140 junk cars, dozens of kitchen appliances, countless tires and even a dilapidated doghouse.

"This is a difficult situation for everyone. The town wants it cleaned up; we want it cleaned up. Everyone's been working in good faith," said Benjamin Hall Jr., attorney for his parents' 60-acre subdivision off Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road.

The Edgartown planning board this week blocked construction of a massive residence on Chappaquiddick, a 10,000-square-foot home slotted for an exposed bluff overlooking Wasque. Tuesday night's vote on a special permit - three in favor and two against - fell one shy of the needed four-vote majority.

Fairwinds Housing Development Narrowly Wins MVC Approval

By MANDY LOCKE

Minutes shy of 11 o'clock last night, the Martha's Vineyard Commission narrowly approved the Fairwinds affordable housing development slotted for 4.9 acres of sloping land west of Tisbury's center.

Final approval of the Chapter 40B project - with six members in favor, four against and one abstention - was in question for most of two hours of deliberation.