Dylan Thomas
The birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. – Dylan Thomas
October 6, 2006
First Island House with Bathtub Needs to Keep Out Water Now
The Daniel Fisher House, a highly regarded historic Federal house on Main street in Edgartown, will undergo significant renovations in the coming weeks. In addition to the roof being re-shingled with thick red cedar shingles, the chimney tops will be taken down and rebuilt. New ornamental woodwork that hasn’t been seen on the building…
Owner of Capawock Theatre Speaks to Tisbury Merchants
Movies are scheduled to return Nov. 1 to the screen of the long-dark Capawock Theatre in Vineyard Haven. Capawock co-owner Benjamin Hall Jr. told a meeting of the Tisbury Business Association last night that renovations at the cinema are nearly complete. Mr. Hall said the theatre has new seats and new bathrooms, and will offer…
Aaron Tweeten Flies Island Skies Aboard Cape Air
Aaron Tweeten Flies Island Skies Aboard Cape Air
By SAM TELLER
As Vineyard Haven came into view thousands of feet below in the early afternoon on a warm and clear September Tuesday, Cape Air Flight 309 veered west toward Chilmark, crossed woodsy West Tisbury, and banked back towards Edgartown, before landing…
Shore Fishing Heats Up as Weather Cools
Shore Fishing Heats Up as Weather Cools
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
High School Locks Classroom Doors for Police Search
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School was partially locked down Wednesday while a team of Edgartown and Oak Bluffs police searched for a student who authorities feared might have brought a gun to school.
Edgartown police arrested a 16-year-old sophomore in connection with a home burglary the previous day where a handgun was…
Detectives Still Stumped in Missing Man Mystery
There was nothing out of the ordinary about the evening of April 25, when Renato Da Rocha, a 48-year-old Island carpenter and native of Brazil, disappeared into thin air.
A late afternoon rain shower had come and gone, leaving the Island cloaked in a misty fog. Mr. Da Rocha had spent the day…
Moratorium on Septic and Well Permits Allows for Ocean Heights Buildout Study
Citing the need to protect Sengekontacket Pond and better understand the effects of build-out on water quality, the Edgartown board of health voted last month to impose a moratorium on septic system and well permits in the Ocean Heights and Arbutus Park section of town.
The moratorium, which amounts to a ban on…
Defense Department Cites Potential Radar Interference from Wind Farms
Pentagon officials are calling for additional studies to determine whether the proposed wind farm in Nantucket Sound would impair a crucial missile detection radar system located on Cape Cod. In a special congressional report released last week, the U.S. Department of Defense found that wind turbines located within the line of sight of military radar…
