Main Street is a picture book setting with its harbor and waterfront. The tall square-rigged ships that sailed all the world's oceans have passed from the Edgartown scene, but the heritage of those vessels and their captains has continued. For the past hundred years, Edgartown has been one of the world's great yachting centers.

The Town of Edgartown will be using an urgent notification system to notify the community of emergencies and other urgent issues. In an ideal situation no notifications would have to be sent, but realistically there will be times when this needs to be used.

To join the group receiving these messages, please do the following:

Text the word Edgartown to 69302

If you ever want to remove yourself from receiving these messages, just reply to a message with the word STOP.

There is now a county-wide emergency notification system called Code Red.  This will most likely replace our text notification system in the future, but at the moment both systems are opertational.  Code Red has the ability to be more encompasing as it can reach cell phones, landlines, and email addresses.  Please click the logo below to sign up for this system.

The Selectmen of the Town of Edgartown are seeking residents who would be interested in serving as members in the following committees:

Beautification Advisory Committee
The Historic District Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate
The Personnel Board

If interested, please submit a letter to the Board of Selectmen, P.O. Box 5158, Edgartown, MA, 02539 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it