Edgartown
A town in Dukes County, Massachusetts — population 5,266 as of 2022.
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News in Edgartown

Murdick’s closes Island storefronts
All three Murdick’s Fudge storefronts on the Island are officially closed, Kristi Graham, spokesperson for the Michigan-based company, told The Times Friday. Two of the three stores — in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs — have already been cleaned out...
Local Business
Former fire chief’s suit against Tisbury falling apart
Former Tisbury Fire Chief Gregory Leland’s lawsuit against the town of Tisbury is at risk of dismissal after his former attorneys withdrew their representation, and he failed to appear at a hearing in July. A status review hearing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5 at 3 pm at the…
Government & Civic
New Donaroma’s operation raises environmental questions
Updated Oct. 1. Islanders may have noticed a new nursery pop up on Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road recently; 17 acres of sparse activity suddenly featured bright green leaves peeking through landscaping fabric and work trucks with Donaroma’s signature circling in and out.
Real Estate & Development
An Island inundated
It was a surprise to no one that Five Corners flooded this past weekend, and local officials were forced to close Beach Road for most of the day Saturday as an early-season nor’easter dumped between five and eight inches of rain on the Island. Other places across the Island —…
General
Edgartown
There are times that as columnists, we must write our columns way in advance due to unforeseen circumstances, and it feels like writing to the future. I’m typing this pre-storm, on Thursday, Sept. 24, as the wind picks up and the ferries are bobbing up and down on their way to…
General
Edgartown residents push back on ancient way plan
Eastern half of proposed path. —Courtesy Land Bank Western half of proposed path. —Courtesy Land Bank A plan by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank to cut a public footpath through an ancient way known as Swimming Place Path is before town officials after a year of no action by the…
Government & CivicIn and around Edgartown
See & do
- ADAM CAB LLC
- Aligned Pilates - Martha's Vineyard
- Bend-In-The-Road Beach
- Cannonball Park
- Cape Poge Lighthouse
Eat, drink & stay
- 19 Raw Oyster Bar & Prime Steakhouse
- Bad Martha Beer - Edgartown
- Bad Martha Farmers Brewery & Pizzeria
- Colonial Inn of Martha's Vnyrd
- 9 Sandwiches
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Edgartown by the numbers
- Median age
- 51.9
- Households
- 1,786
- Persons per household
- 2.9
- Median household income
- $125,236
- Median house value
- $1,199,300