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 28, 2001
Special Forum Grapples With Teen Problems
“Teenagers,” said Dr. Robert Millman, a professor of public health and psychiatry at Cornell University, “have a basic and profound fear of the future. They don’t know if they’ll make it. The message is you make it if you’re tough enough; otherwise, you fail.”
Golf Course Hearings Loom
Golf Course Hearings Loom
Ethics Commission Clears MVC Members of Conflict
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
In a clean sweep that leaves the 21-member Martha’s Vineyard Commission intact for an intensive development review of the Down Island Golf Club project, the state ethics commission has cleared five…
Festival Orchestra Plays to Applause of Crowd
Festival Orchestra Plays to Applause of Crowd
By MANDY LOCKE
When the light of the setting sun – streaming through the stained glass windows above the stage of the Tabernacle – erased all but the outline of the Martha’s Vineyard Festival Orchestra, the audience suspected that something special was about to happen.
Oak Bluffs Leader Loses Vote at MVC
Oak Bluffs Leader Loses Vote at MVC
Commission Rejects by a Wide Margin Rusczyk Push to Change Commission On Kupersmith Housing Development
By JULIA WELLS
An Oak Bluffs selectman was rebuffed last week when he urged the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to reverse its decision to go to court to compel a regional review of Connecticut…
SSA Stages Forum Tonight for Islanders in Oak Bluffs
SSA Stages Forum Tonight for Islanders in Oak Bluffs
The Steamship Authority will host a public hearing tonight to discuss a number of key issues surrounding the public boat line that was created 41 years ago to serve the two Islands.
Topics for discussion are expected to include expanded ferry service between New Bedford and…
Windemere Shakeup Follows Severe Strain of Financial Losses
Windemere Shakeup Follows Severe Strain of Financial Losses
Leaders at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital announced yesterday that the administrator of the Windemere Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center has resigned.
Tom Dresser, who took over the top post at Windemere eight months ago, resigned for personal reasons and to pursue other professional interests, according to a…
Loss of Passenger Ferries in Vineyard Haven Hits Hard at Businesses Along Beach Road
There are no ripples or wake anymore, but the impact of no Schamonchi and no fast ferry from New London, Conn., has hit some businesses in Tisbury hard, especially along Beach Road where the ferries used to dock and disgorge tourists by the hundreds.
Bus Ridership Climbs Sharply
Bus Ridership Climbs Sharply
Vineyard Transit Authority Puts Number of Passengers on Bus Routes at Roughly 400,000 For July and August Alone
By JOSHUA SABATINI
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional Transit Authority carried close to 400,000 people in the fiscal year from July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001. Transit authority administrator Angie Gompert said she…
