The latest in a string of lawsuits seeking to invalidate the taking by eminent domain of the Yellow House by the town of Edgartown was dismissed Monday by a superior court judge.

With the crush of a sledgehammer and the grind of heavy machinery, construction has finally begun on the long-awaited Yellow House renovation project in the heart of Edgartown.
Work has begun on the first phase of the Yellow House development project, with a two-story plywood structure taking the place of a former diminutive retail shack at 10 South Summer street.