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
March 9, 2001
Voters Support Housing Fund
Becoming the first Island town to pass the Community Preservation Act, voters in West Tisbury this week proved they could put their money where their mouth was when it came to affordable housing.
Winter Northeaster Brushes Vineyard; Winds of Gale Force Tear at Beaches
Predictions of this week's three-day northeaster were a bit of a reach. Hours before the storm arrived, Marshall Carroll, owner of Menemsha Texaco, said he thought he was going to lose his store. "The forecast was dire," he said, referring to the predictions for hurricane winds and a six-foot-high storm surge. Before the storm, Mr.…
Vineyard House Expands Its Program
In 1997, Vineyard House opened its doors for the first time. Last week the organization added more doors, closing on the purchase of a third house.
Like its first two homes, the Oak Bluffs house will serve as a place where Islanders can recover from drug and alcohol addictions and begin rebuilding their…
New SSA Service Plan Meets Sharp Questions from Island Audience
By and large, the 40-odd Islanders who came out for last night’s forum on the Steamship Authority’s new service model accepted the logic behind the proposal but questioned the details that will make it all work.
Oak Bluffs Residents Express Outrage at Sewer System’s Ugly Electric Boxes
The noise, dust and torn-up roadways they could tolerate, but not the huge electric panel boxes sprouting up all over downtown Oak Bluffs in the midst of the town sewer construction project.
Jay Schofield, Beloved Coach, Is Set to Retire
If you came into gym class at the regional high school looking for Jay Schofield, it might take a minute to find him. He’s not out in the center of the floor with the other two gym teachers.
