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 11, 2002
Shellfish Constables Set for Scallop Season; Early Harvest Forecasts Remain Uncertain
Lagoon Pond has millions of baby bay scallops. On Tuesday afternoon, David Grunden, shellfish constable for Oak Bluffs, was out moving some of them around. There is a gold mine of baby bay scallops out there. While this doesn’t help the fishermen of today, it may be a sign of a good year to follow.
MVC Closes Hearing on Golf Plan; Developers Press for Immediate Vote but Agency Will Decide Wednesday
The developers of the Down Island Golf Club made their final chess move last night in the quest to win approval for a luxury golf and housing project in the southern woodlands, unveiling a hasty eleventh-hour plan for public play and urging the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to vote on the project immediately.
Mark London Takes Over as MVC Director
From Montreal to Martha’s Vineyard, from two languages to one, from urban to rural, from one island to another. Just two days into his first week on the job as the new executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, Mark London has developed a keen appreciation for plastic boxes.
Tisbury Center Plan Is Delayed
Tisbury Center Plan Is Delayed
Failure to Issue State Permit Snags Main Street Sewage Project; Town Officials Raise Public Safety Concerns About Work
By JOSHUA SABATINI
On the eve of the planned groundbreaking for the Tisbury sewage project, two Island officials raised serious safety concerns regarding the renovation plans…
Harvest Festival Honors Farming Tradition
There is something comforting in the connection between old-fashioned, farm-grown accomplishments, community pride and simple pleasures. It connects us to the land and to each other. The Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society's fourth annual Harvest Festival conjures vintage images of farm life and country fairs and invites Islanders to celebrate the Vineyard's rich agricultural tradition at…
Island Doctor Shortage Prompts Renewed Efforts to Ease Problem
Becoming a patient in a primary care physician’s practice is now almost impossible for Islanders and visitors, but medical personnel are making an effort to alleviate the situation.
Primary physician practices, in the strictest sense, are closed to new patients, leaving those in search of a doctor in limbo.
Tim Walsh,…
State Officials Confirm Probe of Doctor in Island Prescription Drug Abuse Case
Officials at the state medical licensing board confirmed this week that their agency last year began investigating allegations that a Vineyard physician was abusing the highly addictive prescription drug, OxyContin, and writing excessive prescriptions for the drug.
