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
August 23, 2005
County Commission Postpones Discussion on the Airport Case
The sword of Damocles apparently will dangle a while longer over the finances of Dukes County government.
The county commission tentatively had slated a meeting for tomorrow with the finance advisory board to discuss strategy in what could be a major legal judgment against the county. But county manager E. Winn Davis said…
Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair Sets Record for Attendance in Four Days
The 144th annual Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair set records in attendance, and participation, resulting in shortages in unexpected ways. "This is even better than the Clinton years," said fair manager Eleanor Neubert, who reported attendance of 29,022 over the four-day fair, up more than a thousand from last year. Other numbers…
Town Appraiser Puts High Price on Land
Town Appraiser Puts High Price on Land
West Tisbury Expert Takes the Stand in Protracted Graham Tax Hearing; Values Property at $64.5 Million
By IAN FEIN
An expert real estate appraiser hired by West Tisbury assessors last year estimated the total value of 235 acres owned by town resident…
Council Wants to Swim at Peaked Hill
Council Wants to Swim at Peaked Hill
By BRIEN HEFLER
The Chilmark town affairs council is proposing construction of a municipal pool on town land at Peaked Hill, but first the council needs approval from town selectmen for a proposed warrant article.
Fight Over Moshup Trail Sent Back to Land Court
An eight-year legal battle over property rights in Aquinnah resurfaced last week when the Massachusetts Court of Appeals reversed a 2001 state land court decision that had the potential to block the development of more than 100 acres of rare coastal heathland off Moshup Trail. The complicated case centers on whether a group of private…
