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
August 3, 2001
Possible Dreams Auction Returns Art Buchwald to Aid Island Cause
If there’s a paradox in the Possible Dreams Auction, it’s that the folks who run Martha’s Vineyard Community Services count on the money it raises as a definite reality.
They need the funds, and over the past 22 years, this auction peddling wild and far-fetched dreams has anchored the development efforts at Community Services…
Rising Moped Accidents Lead To Scrutiny of Town Regulations: Family Speaks Out
Four weeks after her younger sister was killed in a moped accident in Oak Bluffs, Christina Dunnet Davis is vowing to join any campaign that will rid the Vineyard of mopeds.
The Land of Herring Creek Farm Long and Tortuous Tale
It began with a suburban-style subdivision plan, polished like a shiny apple: Maximum density, 54 luxury homes, two beach clubs with swimming pools.
It ended last week with a record real estate sale and a subdivision plan of a markedly different color: Six new luxury homes added to five existing homes and…
The Land of Herring Creek Farm Doctrine for Preservation
When Steven McCormick was a law student, he asked a professor to explain the exact meaning of the word perpetuity. The law professor’s reply to the young student was simple and direct. “It means forever – and a day,” the professor said.
Forever and a day is exactly how long the farm fields will…
Voters in Aquinnah Give Strong Backing to Tribe On Cliff Lot Lease Rights
Voters in Aquinnah Give Strong Backing to Tribe On Cliff Lot Lease Rights By JOSHUA SABATINI
At a special town meeting in Aquinnah Wednesday night, 122 voters, or 37 per cent of all those registered, decided that the town should continue to lease its commercial lots at the cliffs exclusively to Wampanoags.
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