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
July 10, 2001
Night Patrol Keep Peace in Village Streets
On Night Patrol in Edgartown By MANDY LOCKE
It’s 10 o’clock on Friday night in Edgartown. Kids with ice cream cones and fathers with strollers disappeared from Main street hours ago. A sea of 20-somethings and 40-somethings who dream about being 20-something again has replaced the crowds of families shuffling through the streets of…
Moped Crash Along Beach Road Claims Life of Virginia Visitor
Three hours after renting a moped in Oak Bluffs Saturday morning, 30-year-old Katherine D. Miller tried to round a right curve on Beach Road near Harthaven, lost control of the moped and struck an oncoming car.
Officials Probe Fireworks Fire
Investigations continue as state and local fire officials pursue the exact cause of the fire and explosion that cut Edgartown’s Independence Day fireworks display short last week.
Youth Tennis Center Faces Battle
Despite winning unanimous approval from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission this spring, a plan to build a youth tennis center near the blinker light in Oak Bluffs now faces an uphill battle to win approval at the town level.
Tisbury Street Fair Plays Host to Crowds in Search of Fun on a Festive Midway
By 4:30 p.m. Sunday, the cars that usually line Main street and Union street in Vineyard Haven were gone. One hundred and twenty-five booths lined the two streets instead, and by 6:30 p.m., with the official start of the Tisbury Street Fair, waves of people filled downtown.
Entering the street fair from any direction…
Traffic Skids on New Bedford Ferry Run
SSA Traffic Slips By JULIA WELLS
Early summer passenger traffic on the Steamship Authority’s newly acquired New Bedford ferry Schamonchi is down compared with last year, even though the boat line has launched an advertising program to boost ridership on the ferry.
“We’re off,” said boat line treasurer Wayne Lamson yesterday.
Passenger…
