Jane Kenyon
I am the stone step, the latch, and the working hinge. I am the heart contracted by joy, the longest hair, white before the rest.-Jane Kenyon
September 30, 1997
Conservation Movement Seeks United Front
Leaders for the the new Conservation Partnership of Martha's Vineyard and the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank have pledged full cooperation with one another, announcing among other things that they will begin to hold regular meetings to exchange information pertinent to the conservation movement. "The land bank is committed to meet with the partnership monthly, to…
Planners Aim to Protect Island’s Rural Roads
“The preservation of the road, its bordering hedgerows and walls, its overhanging limbs, its vistas of rolling countryside, is a matter of dollars and cents. Visitors come to the Vineyard for just such enjoyments as this noble old road offers….What it represents is what we need to keep and cherish, and when we are troubled…
MVC Hears Presentation of Approaches to Control Traffic and Save Island Roads
Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission heard last week about a comprehensive new effort to lessen the number of cars on Island roads and make sure that those roads maintain their rural character. In order to solve the Island’s traffic troubles and preserve its country feel, the MVC must embrace a plan and aggressively seek…
