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
April 6, 2001
Town Meeting: West Tisbury
If West Tisbury voters approve a slew of money requests next week, first at annual town meeting and again at the polling booths, they could end up with an $8.8 million budget, 23 per cent higher than this year’s.
Trying to Follow the Steamship Authority Is Harder Than Chasing the Poor Red Sox
Trying to Follow the Steamship Authority Is Harder Than Chasing the Poor Red Sox
By JULIA WELLS
It’s hard to follow the players without a scorecard, as the old saying goes, and when it comes to Steamship Authority affairs it’s getting tough to decipher the box scores these days.
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Town Meeting: Oak Bluffs
Brevity has rarely been a hallmark of town meeting season in Oak Bluffs, and next week’s line-up of 52 articles spread across two warrants could well last more than one night. Voters will act on a range of issues – from affordable housing and funding for the hospital emergency room to new regulations for cell…
Moped Opponents and Dealers Reach Accord After Long Battle
Casting aside deep differences, moped dealers and their politically active opponents formally agreed yesterday to implement a nine-point plan aimed at one goal – reducing injuries to moped riders.
Vineyard Hospital Hikes Rates to Ease Pressures on Rising Budget Deficit
Vineyard Hospital Hikes Rates to Ease Pressures on Rising Budget Deficit
By JULIA WELLS
Fees went up at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital this week for the third time in 18 months, as hospital leaders work to tame a stubborn six-digit operating deficit amid an industry climate that is gloomy on a…
Town Meeting: Edgartown
Town Meeting: Edgartown
By KATHERINE WILEY
At this year’s annual town meeting, Edgartown voters will decide issues that range from allowing affordable housing on substandard lots to accepting $300,000 from the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 10 in the Old Whaling Church at 7:30…
