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
September 28, 2001
New Transit Bus Shuffle Planned to Ease West Tisbury Congestion
It’s already being called the “drop-and-go” approach. Eager to make the transit hub in West Tisbury center look more like just another bus stop, town and transit leaders this week agreed to trim the amount of time that buses linger on the village main street.
US Airways Express Stops Island Flights After Oct. 15; Carrier Cites Increased Costs
US Airways Express Stops Island Flights After Oct. 15; Carrier Cites Increased Costs
By JOSHUA SABATINI
US Airways Express, in its fifth year of servicing the Island, announced Monday that Oct. 15 will be its last day operating out of the Vineyard airport.
Vineyard SSA Governor Loses Battle to Impose $7 Million Fee on Nantucket
Vineyard SSA Governor Loses Battle to Impose $7 Million Fee on Nantucket
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
Vineyard Steamship Authority governor J.B. Riggs Parker lost a skirmish yesterday in his battle against Nantucket when the Falmouth and Nantucket boat line governors voted to eliminate a complicated cost allocation policy that…
Charles Clifford Recalls Tenure at Commission
He arrived when the Martha’s Vineyard Commission was still in its early years – not yet a decade old, not yet accepted as a full member in the peculiar society known as Vineyard government. In fact, when Charles W. Clifford took over as executive director of the commission in 1982, if the commission was anything…
Aftershocks Hit Vineyard Businesses
With the tragedies of Sept. 11 forcing many vacationers to postpone or altogether cancel their autumn trips to the Island, some Vineyard businesses find themselves in an unexpected financial pinch. While the slowdown is inevitably affecting the Island economy, most business owners are taking the hit with patience and understanding. "This is not just an…
Police Investigate False Auto Stickers
It was no ordinary car accident that took the life of 18-year-old Eric MacLean in March.
