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
November 30, 2001
Teachers Defend and Question MCAS
“You should have seen their faces at the end of the testing,” said regional high school history teacher Corinne Kurtz. “They were skeletons.”
Officials in Tisbury and Oak Bluffs Say They’re Willing to Rejoin Refuse District
Officials in Tisbury and Oak Bluffs Say They’re Willing to Rejoin Refuse District
By MANDY LOCKE
Tisbury and Oak Bluffs selectmen voted Monday afternoon to rejoin the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery District as customers if the district completes negotiations to build a composting facility.
The decision…
Red Stockings Fill with Spirit Of the Season
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Red Stockings Fill with Spirit Of the Season
By ALEXIS TONTI
The Gazette library seems to have files on any topic. Some are slim (Finnish prefabs, for example). Others are so fat they have spilled over into second and third envelopes. The Red Stocking file is just…
Hard Numbers for Island Crisis: Report on Affordable Housing Provides Stark New Statistics
Consultant John Ryan this week provided firm statistical underpinnings for what Islanders have known anecdotally for years as they watch the struggles of friends and neighbors: The housing crunch on Martha's Vineyard has become a full-blown crisis. The Island Affordable Housing Fund hired Mr. Ryan of Development Cycles to study the Vineyard's affordable housing problem.…
Football Team Looks to Super Bowl: Island Varsity Wins Divisional
Football Team Looks to Super Bowl: Island Varsity Wins Divisional Trophy In Home Game
By JOSHUA SABATINI
After rolling to a 24-point margin in their first home playoff game ever, it’s little wonder if the Vineyarders marched off the field with only one thing on their minds. As the game clock…
County Commissioners Face Decision On Three-Year Appointment to SSA
County Commissioners Face Decision On Three-Year Appointment to SSA
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
The Dukes County Commission faces a crucial battle this week that will set the course for Island policy at the Steamship Authority in the years ahead, as it prepares to appoint a Vineyard boat line governor…
