The town is the new owner of the old lighthouse, which has been perched a quarter mile out on the outer Edgartown harbor since 1939. The U.S. General Services Administration announced the transfer in ownership last week.

In Massachusetts, land used by a charitable organization qualifies for a tax exemption under state law. But a recent case in the town of Hawley, now going before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, could have wide implications.

The craft beer company Bad Martha Brewery is planning a microbrewery and retail space on part of Donaroma’s Nursery on Upper Main street. The beer company was started last spring by Jonathan Blum and Peter Rosbeck.

It was a short run for Edgartown restaurant Eleven North, which closed for business after several months of tension with the town over issues including flooding and handicapped accessibility.

Steven James, 53, of Marshfield, and a partner died after going on a duck hunt early Tuesday morning. A third man was rescued by the Coast Guard and hospitalized with hypothermia.

A Rhode Island company was the low bidder on a a $7.3 million contract for a new library. And questions surfaced again about the Edgartown Library Foundation.