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
June 5, 2015
Finalists Named for Oak Bluffs School Principal
John Rizzo, an elementary school principal from Springfield, and Phyllis Dubina, an assistant superintendent for the Beverly public schools, are in the final running. Public visits are planned for Monday and Tuesday at the Oak Bluffs School.
Land Bank Revenues: May 29
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $530,617 for the business week ending on Friday, May 29, 2015.
League of Women Voters Forum on Carbon Pricing
The League of Women Voters of MV has gathered a panel of experts to discuss reducing greenhouse gases by putting a price on carbon.
Blessing of the Pets and Pet Parade
A day of celebration is in store for furry friends. The annual celebration of pets takes place Saturday, June 6 at the Harbor View Hotel.
Honor for Coldwell Banker Landmarks
Members of the Coldwell Banker Landmarks Real Estate team recently attended the annual Coldwell Banker Northeast Regional Rally in Connecticut.
Cape Light Compact Hosts Workshop for Businesses
Energy efficiency is good for the environment and the electricity bill. Next week, Cape Light Compact is offering a workshop for local businesses about how to save money through the compact’s energy efficiency programs. The event is co-sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce, and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Cape Light’s efficiency programs are…
Investigation at Tisbury Sewer Plant Finds Worker Harassment
Tisbury has placed a wastewater treatment plant employee on paid leave and negotiated his resignation, after an independent investigator found 17 violations of workplace rules. The town will take steps to prevent future harassment and bullying.
Forging Their Paths by Following Their Hearts
On Sunday, nine students will graduate from the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School. They will go on to college, gap years and journeys across the world. This week, the graduates reflected on their journeys at a senior lunch held at the Polly Hill Arboretum.
Big Brother Big Sister Foundation Donations
The Big Brother/Big Sister Foundation will be collecting donations on Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday, June 6.
Robin Kirk Named Scout Hotel CEO
Robin Kirk has been named the principal and chief executive officer of Scout Hotel & Resort Management. Scout operates Harbor View Hotel and the Kelley House.
Chilmark Launches Pond Initiative: a Million Oysters a Year
With a goal of cultivating one million oysters a year, Chilmark officials are expanding available aquaculture grants for Menemsha Pond.
At Gay Head Cliffs, Ancient Glacial Story Retold
Excavation around the Gay Head Light has revealed never before seen geologic layers that may shed light on how and when the landscape was created.
Lessons in School Spending
It’s a well-settled fact that everything costs more on the Vineyard, including educating our children.
From Next Door to the Front Lines, With Love
When I went to the Menemsha School as a kid, the post office was in the Chilmark Tavern building just a stone’s throw away from the school house. Bette Carroll was the postmistress.
Bluefish Are Running, and Scene at Wasque Is Return to the Old Days
Last weekend, dozens of surfcasters at Wasque Point could hardly believe their luck. The water churned with bluefish as fishermen reeled in catch after catch. “Some of the best fishing days I’ve ever had,” said Wayne Smith, an avid surfcaster.
Words of Wisdom Always Pass the Test of Time
In 1972, William A. Caldwell retired to a home on the Katama waterfront with his wife Dorothy after a lifetime working as a writer, editor and columnist for The Record of Bergen County, N.J.
Goodbye Blues, Hello Rainbows, A Ukulele Can Lead the Way
The temperature outside was a frigid 12 degrees with a foot of snow on the ground. At Featherstone Center for the Arts, inside the Pebbles, 20 of us played our ukuleles and other instruments loudly, smiling and carrying on.
Incubating Fresh Ideas
Brava, Virginia Crowell Jones. Your op-ed piece Seasonal Economy Not a Sustainable Model (Vineyard Gazette, Friday, May 29) speaks my mind.
Gateway Blight
Conditions at the town-owned Dark Woods parking lot are anything but welcoming.
Humans of Martha’s Vineyard Captures Essence of Island
This spring, teenagers Amber Medeiros and Olivia Pate created Humans of Martha’s Vineyard, a Facebook page filled with photographs of Islanders along with captions. The undertaking was inspired by the Humans of New York movement.
Six-Town Partnership
From Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living, thank you to all the supporters and voters.
Hands Across the World
On May 31, the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center hosted a fundraiser for the earthquake victims in Nepal. It was a wonderful success, selling out two days before the event. We raised almost $3,000 that will be donated to the American Jewish World Service, who have partners on the ground in Nepal, helping the most disenfranchised…
Disco Dunes
Discotheque, a cultural manifestation that has been spreading across the nation for a couple of years, has now reached the Island.
Honoring Lois Mailou Jones, an Artist and a Trailblazer
When Lois Mailou Jones began painting in the 1920s, she did so in near anonymity, a sign of the endemic racism and sexism of the time. But 92 years after her first exhibition, Ms. Jones is now the focus of a new exhibit at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, running from June 12 to August 23…
Family, Food and Farming: Choice Ingredients to Live By
Chris Fischer knows Martha’s Vineyard well. The family homestead, Beetlebung Farm, is the primary subject of Mr. Fischer’s new book, The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook.
Grooving With Genomics is Far Out
Next week at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, Dr. George Church will deliver a lecture on synthetic biology and its human health implications.
Cross-Island Hike
Every year since 1993, to honor National Trails Day, the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank hosts a cross-Island hike.
Photography Club Art Show
Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Photography Club will showcase their work in the fifth annual group art show at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.
West Tisbury Farmers’ Market Is Back
On Saturday, June 6, the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market returns to the grounds of the Grange Hall.
At the Bridge Table: June 5
What good came out of this accursèd winter? Only indoor activities.
Make Way for Nesting Terns
Watching the terns that are nesting on Little Beach in Edgartown is spectacular.
Home Sweet Tree Home for Eastern Tent Caterpillars
Eastern tent caterpillars make silken shelters in the crotch of tree branches. It is hard not to notice the collective squirming of hundreds of hairy crawlers, and easy to be repulsed by them.
Gardening in the Rain
I’m a Yankee, through and through! Last Tuesday’s rain and chill suited me just fine.
Snakes of the Vineyard
Pssssst, or rather Ssssst, it’s snake time on June 10 at 5 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library.
Weekend Moonshine
The moon still dominates our evening sky this weekend. Friday’s gibbous moon resides in the zodiacal constellation Capricornis. Late Monday night, the last quarter moon rises late in the evening. The moon will be in the zodiacal constellation Aquarius. The moon is not alone, but is in close proximity to the distant planet Neptune. Neptune…
Dean’s List at Bucknell University
Taylor McNeely of Vineyard Haven and Amy Patterson of Oak Bluffs were named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.
On Chappy: June 5
Writing the Chappy column is an exercise in recollection — what the heck happened this week? And the exercise continues as one then tries to then make interesting those recollections.
App-Based Car Rental Service Plans Summer Debut
Visitors to the Island may soon have another technology at their fingertips. William Gately of Vine Rentals came before the Tisbury selectmen Tuesday to propose an app-based car rental service, to launch this summer.
Please Adopt Us
Three little dogs joined us last week and six cats are in residence.
Aquinnah Town Column: June 5
The rain came. The pollen is slowly dissipating. The azaleas are in bloom and many other beautiful flowering shrubs and trees. The crepe myrtle look rather fancy this time of the year in preparation for the late summer blossoms.
Edu Comp Building Comes Under Family Ownership
The family of the late Pat Gregory completed purchase of the building in a $1.4 million transaction late last month. The sale insures that Edu Comp, the office supply and computer store founded by Mr. Gregory, will remain in the brick building at the head of Main street.
Medical Clinic Adds Physicians, Continues Lyme Research
Vineyard Medical Care announced this week that three familiar physicians have joined the Vineyard Haven walk-in clinic, as laboratory services and research work continue to expand.
Community Services, Nathan Mayhew Seminars Merge
By mutual agreement, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services has taken ownership of the renovated Luce house for permanent use by the Family Center. The dormant Seminars, formed in 1976 to provide lectures and college-level courses on the Vineyard, will no longer exist.
Revised School Budget Wins Quick Approval in West Tisbury
Making short work out of one of the longest town meeting seasons in recent memory, West Tisbury voters approved a revised $6.8 million school budget at a brief special town meeting Tuesday night.
Edgartown Town Column: June 5
I had started this week’s column with we need rain, but as I sit here the sound of rain is bouncing off the windows. However, I said nothing about the heat and now it is in the 40s and lower 50s. I am so glad I did not get out my summer clothes this past…
Oak Bluffs Town Column: June 5
In February at a Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Scott Dario made a proposal to begin trolley tours this summer, something that had wide support from pretty much everyone. Oak Bluffs has had an extensive history of wheeled travel, beginning when the Vineyard Grove Company opened the Highland House Hotel and built its own wharf to…
Win or Go Home Time for Spring Sports Teams
As the high school spring sports season comes to a close, five teams qualified for postseason play, including the undefeated girls’ tennis team.
West Tisbury Town Column: June 5
The weekend was warm. Lawn mowers could be heard buzzing most everywhere in town and the weather perfect for outside chores. After church many people had an opportunity to go to the beach for the first time—Lambert’s Cove was pleasantly crowded—or visited Aquinnah to witness the successfully-moved Gay Head Lighthouse.
Alison Bailey Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Alison Bailey of Chilmark has been inducted into the Alpha Chapter of Wisconsin Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Kayla Johnson Graduates
Kayla Johnson of Edgartown graduated on May 17 from Manhattan College with a bachelor of arts in psychology.
Douglas Fraser Named to Dean’s Honor List
>Douglas Fraser of Edgartown, a student at the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named to the dean’s honor list for the spring semester.
Chilmark Town Column: June 5
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Hello, Coco: Station Menemsha Welcomes New Recruit
Seaman apprentice Coco, a three-month-old chocolate Labrador mix, is the newest member of the Menemsha Coast Guard station. With a new puppy in residence, it’s all hands on deck for training.
Tisbury Roadwork Postponed
Tisbury police said Tuesday that roadwork planned for this week near the Five Corners intersection has been postponed until after Labor Day.
Michael Hill Named to Dean’s List
Michael Hill of Oak Bluffs has been named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island.
Selectmen Reject Bad Martha’s Request to Extend Hours
Edgartown selectmen rejected a request from Bad Martha’s to extend hours for the Upper Main Street brewery and tasting room after a short public hearing during their regular Monday meeting.
Evan Hammond Graduates
Evan Hammond of West Tisbury has graduated from the Boston Architectural College.
Genevieve St. Onge Hammond Graduates
Genevieve St. Onge Hammond of West Tisbury graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor of science degree in public health and health science.
Real Estate Transactions: May 25 to May 31
Roger A. Schaefer and Lana M. Schaefer purchased 8 Poplar Lane in Oak Bluffs for $565,000 on May 29.
John Wadleigh Graduates
John Robert Wadleigh of Vineyard Haven graduated on May 10 from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., with a bachelor of science degree in business administration and environmental studies.
John Grande Graduates
John Grande of Vineyard Haven received a master’s degree in public administration from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Isaac Hurwitz Graduates
Isaac Blaise Hurwitz has graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute. He is the son of Susan Puciul and Mark Hurwitz of Chilmark.
Brian Montambault Graduates
Brian Montambault of Edgartown has received a bachelor of arts degree from Framingham State University.
Kathleen Ayers-Ferland Graduates
Kathleen Ayers-Ferland of Edgartown received an associate in arts degree from Cape Cod Community College with high honors.
Dean’s List at Simmons College
Augusta Dillon of Vineyard Haven and Chilmark was named to the dean’s list at Simmons College, School of Nursing and Health Science.
Adam Hendrix Completes Basic Combat Training
Army Pfc. Adam Q. Hendrix, the son of Pamela Silvia of Edgartown and Terry Hendrix of Holladay, Tenn., has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
For 20 Years One Name Truly Shines for Girls’ Lacrosse: Betsy Dripps
As the Martha’s Vineyard girls’ lacrosse team enters the state tournament this week, Coach Betsy Dripps, who retires this year, reflects on 20 years at the helm of the program she founded.
Curveball at the Ferry Can’t Keep Boys’ Baseball Team from State Tournament
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys’ baseball team qualified for the state tournament on Friday by earning a 2-1 victory against Triton in Newbury. “We had an interesting time getting there,” said head coach Gary Simmons. “We showed up for the boat in Vineyard Haven only to find out it hadn’t yet left Woods…
Walking Hand in Hand for Healing and Hope at Relay for Life
On Saturday and Sunday, over 100 participants comprising 15 teams took part in the annual Relay for Life cancer benefit. “It’s a great event to bring together people in the community,” said event chair Nicole Gazaille. “To honor those who are still fighting, and remember those that we’ve lost.”
Dredging at Little Bridge Begins This Week
A long-awaited project to dig out the Sengekontacket channel will begin early Monday. Enormous deposits of sand have collected on both sides of the bridge, blocking the exchange of water between the salt pond and the ocean.
Small Plane Veers off Airport Runway; None Injured
A six-passenger aircraft veered off the main runway at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport shortly before noon Saturday when the plane’s landing gear collapsed. The pilot, a passenger, and a dog, were unhurt, officials said.
Day Three: Cheers All Around as Historic Lighthouse Move Is Complete
With the smash of a champagne bottle and loud cheers, the Gay Head Light came to rest Saturday directly above the spot where experts believe it will be safe from erosion for 150 years or more.
Full House for Grand Reopening at Capawock Theatre
The scene at the opening gala on Friday night was in many respects back to the way it used to be: a crowd filling the seats, popcorn popping in the lobby and a film on the big screen. The Capawock opens to the public Saturday evening.
