Mary Oliver
The wind wags its many tails. And in the evening the piled firewood shifts a little, longing to be on its way. —Mary Oliver
June 5, 2007
Lottery Gives Three Residents Chance at Low-Cost Housing
Three Island residents walked away from the Tisbury selectmen’s meeting this past week with the opportunity to buy a home close to downtown Vineyard Haven for a dramatically reduced price. It’s been two years since Island Housing Trust began the affordable housing project at 150 State Road. The Dukes County Housing Authority organized the lottery,…
Dukes County and Cooperative Banks Will Announce Merger
Dukes County and Cooperative Banks Will Announce Merger
By JULIA WELLS
The Dukes County Savings Bank and Martha’s Vineyard Cooperative Bank – two respected community banks whose presence on the Vineyard reaches back for more than 50 and nearly 100 years respectively – plan to announce this week that they will…
Charter Graduates Praise Their School
This past Saturday, the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School held its seventh high school graduation. Seven students graduated in the year 2007.
“We were going to do it on July seventh,” said Sam Berlow, president of the school’s board of trustees, “but we decided that was too much.”
Regional High School Principal Paints Stark Picture if Budget Fails to Pass
Speaking bluntly, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School principal Margaret (Peg) Regan told a large gathering of Island selectmen and finance committee members last week that if the school does not have a budget approved by July 1, it will mean salary freezes, hiring freezes, no new buses and a halt on scheduled maintenance at the…
Land Bank Hike Traverses Sanctuaries
Comfortable shoes selected. Sunblock and bug spray applied. Water packed and muscles stretched.
This was the checklist for the 40 walkers gathered on Jetty Beach in Oak Bluffs early Saturday morning. Ahead was the Cross-Island Walk, a hike sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank, led every year to celebrate National Trails Day…
Rural Legend of Viking Presence Endures
It is either the biggest hoax or the most ignored chapter in Island history.
There are people who believe that the mysterious – almost mythic – Viking people once visited, and perhaps even colonized Martha’s Vineyard, hundreds of years before Bartholomew Gosnold made land here and named the Island after a family member.
Plans for a YMCA Go to Commission for Formal Review
Plans for a YMCA Go to Commission for Formal Review
By IAN FEIN
Proponents of the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard go before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission this week with their plans for a 35,000-square-foot recreational facility behind the skate park in Oak Bluffs.
YMCA officials are hoping to break…
