Norton Point

2023

January 4, 2023

Edgartown and Trustees Spar Over Beach Nourishment Plan

Brooke Kushwaha
Edgartown select board
Norton Point
Trustees of Reservations
A project to fortify and restore the sand dunes at Norton Point Beach is now at risk as the Trustees of Reservations pull out of managing the two-mile shorefront and Edgartown prepares to take over.

2022

December 27, 2022

High Winds and Tides Cause Breach at Norton Point

Brooke Kushwaha
Norton Point
Chappaquiddick
For the first time in more than a decade, a breach at Norton Point beach has officially made Chappaquiddick an island once more.
December 27, 2022

Edgartown Plans for Norton Point Takeover

Brooke Kushwaha
Norton Point
Edgartown plans to keep over-sand vehicle permit pricing the same as the town begins the planning process for its takeover of Norton Point Beach management.
December 22, 2022

Edgartown Begins Negotiations to Manage Norton Point Beach

Thomas Humphrey
Norton Point
The Dukes County Commission will move forward with Edgartown’s bid to take over management of Norton Point Beach, beginning contract negotiations with the town.
December 16, 2022

Trustees Relinquish Control of Norton Point Beach

Noah Asimow
Trustees of Reservations
Norton Point

The Trustees of Reservations will not renew their contract to manage Norton Point, after leadership said Friday that the non-profit land conservancy would relinquish control of the dynamic, two-mile beach.

December 8, 2022

Promising Transparency, Edgartown Makes Its Norton Point Pitch

Aidan Pollard
Norton Point
Trustees of Reservations
Edgartown officials pitched the Dukes County Commission Wednesday to take over management of Norton Point Beach from The Trustees of Reservations.

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