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 26, 2001
New Tularemia Case Confirmed
Pneumonic tularemia is back. Confirming this year’s first case of the pneumonic form of the disease, public health officials said yesterday they are prepared to call in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate.
Town Reconsiders Smoking Ban
Special town meetings are supposed to be tame housekeeping affairs, but Thursday’s session in Oak Bluffs will steer voters into some dicey territory — asking them to reconsider the ban on smoking in bars and to release $110,000 to settle unspecified lawsuits against the town.
State Forest Gets Help
State Forest Gets Help By JOSHUA SABATINI
The Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Forests and Parks has begun to implement a new management plan for the 5,000-acre Manuel F. Correllus State Forest.
Concerned about the risk of forest fires, DEM, the state agency responsible for managing the forest, has focused its energies…
SSA Hears from Public
SSA Hears from Public By JULIA WELLS
Invite more public participation. That was the message to the Steamship Authority board of governors last week from a small gathering of Vineyard residents.
“I would like to encourage you to reconsider your policy of only permitting public comment at the end of your meetings.
