Fordie would have grinned and shaken his head over the derby fish flap. He was a good guy who grew up in a tough place. He worked hard jobs and...
An Editor’s Musings From the Vineyard Gazette editions of September, 1982:
Chain Saws and Shattered Faith
Fit to Fight Fires Age, conditioning and skill do not necessarily run in tandem. In that light, the Tisbury selectmen should reconsider their...
Vineyard summer, with all its last-minute social scramble, is over, and I’m back in New York. I decide it is finally, finally time, after 25 years...
Double Dip The ice cream cone is soon to become an endangered species on the Vineyard after a long, hot, delicious summer. From Columbus Day to...
FIELDING ERRORS Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION Editors, Vineyard Gazette: I’d like to thank all the Tisbury voters who attended two long nights of annual town meeting. Town...
PAY NOW, PAY LATER Editors, Vineyard Gazette: Several people have asked questions about my recent essay and presentations about Tisbury’s...
From the Oct. 2, 1942 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
Although the Vineyard joined with New Bedford in mourning the departure of the old whaleship Charles W. Morgan from Round Hills to her new and probably permanent berth at Mystic, Conn., the present aspect of the ancient ship should serve to cheer both places in view of the splendid job that has been done in securing her, and in the promising start that has been made toward her restoration.
