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Take This Poem
Take this poem. No. Really
take it. It belongs to you.
Like anything you read.
It belongs. Like Hawaii’s
swaying palms,...
Spring Fever
From Gazette editions of April, 1959:
COUNTING TURBINES
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
How many wind turbines for Martha’s Vineyard?
Electricity is measured in kilowatt hours. One kilo...
Here’s what I love most about my town: its edges. In three directions, Vineyard Haven ends abruptly, as a town should, surrendering, gracefully and...
The Most Valuable Things
World and national affairs have moved a little closer to the Island these days. The state of the country is affecting...
Following the recommendation of the West Tisbury public library trustees, the West Tisbury selectmen voted recently to appoint West Tisbury...
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a poetry reading by local poets John Maloney and Margaret (Peggy) Howe Freydberg at the Chilmark Public...
The byways committee of West Tisbury has produced a map and brochure that identifies many of the ancient ways of the town.
For the past two years...
Hello, João
Janaina and Rafael DeSousa of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, João Victor Freire DeSousa, born on March 29, 2009, at the...
The Mediterranean has relocated to 15 Island Inn Road in Oak Bluffs and will reopen April 10. The new location nearly doubles the restaurant’s...
Conifer Walk
A guided walk called Consider the Conifer takes place on Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Polly Hill Arboretum....
TOM DRESSER
508-693-1050
(tomdresser@aol.com)
We want spring to be here, but the bright, sunny end of March gave way to April chills and showers...