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 31, 2001
Labor Day Holiday Marks Turn in the Rhythms of Vineyard Life
Labor Day Holiday Marks Turn In the Rhythms of Vineyard Life
By MANDY LOCKE
There’s something different in the Vineyard air these days.
The goldenrods stand sturdy along the side of the road. Cars now manage to work their way along Upper Main street faster than pedestrians. Morning…
Boat Line Forum Pushes Plan to Boost Passenger Traffic with Fast Ferries
Boat Line Forum Pushes Plan to Boost Passenger Traffic with Fast Ferries
By JULIA WELLSGazette Senior Writer
A plan to pump up passenger traffic to the Vineyard and pay millions of dollars to develop the port of New Bedford in the years ahead was pitched to the people of the Island…
Police Chief Pay Is Questioned
In a deal sealed in June, Oak Bluffs selectmen handed their police chief, Joseph C. Carter, a one-time check for $67,882 in overtime pay, almost equal to his current annual salary of $70,000.
Woman Dies in Drunk Driving Accident; Police Charge Former Tisbury Selectman
Oak Bluffs police say former Tisbury selectman A. Kirk Briggs was driving drunk just before midnight Tuesday when his 1989 Chevy pickup truck hit a 25-year-old woman from Estonia who was walking her bicycle along New York avenue just west of Our Market.
Rosabeth Kanter Weaves Big Ideas Into a New Book
Call It Evolve
Rosabeth Kanter Weaves Big Ideas Into a New Book
By JULIA WELLS
The book lecture was about to begin, and suddenly Rosabeth Moss Kanter, celebrated author and star of the event, spotted a friend in the front row. Against a backdrop of the grand Stanley Murphy…
Reporting Rape to Authorities Becomes Struggle for Survivors
Television police dramas depict officers arriving at the scene of the rape – often a dark public park – where they meet a shaken young woman who describes with perfect accuracy the bearded man who raped her. After searching the park, the officers find the rapist, arrest him and the woman presses charges without hesitation.…
