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
December 7, 2001
Edgartown Christmas Weekend Kicks Off Season of Festivities
Edgartown Christmas Weekend Kicks Off Season of Festivities
By BRETT FERRY
A stroll down Main street in Edgartown during the past week might not have brought to mind many thoughts of Christmas.
Despite the garland-wrapped lampposts and the door-hung wreaths with red bows, the few pedestrians that were out…
Main Street Project Takes Shape in Tisbury
Main Street Project Takes Shape in Tisbury
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Tisbury’s department of public works voted last week to have residents decide at town meeting next April the fate of seven components of the Main Street Project.
The project – a joint effort of the department of Public Works…
Vineyard Loses Super Bowl Heartbreaker
Vineyard Loses Super Bowl Heartbreaker
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Despite coming into the Division 6 Super Bowl with incredible momentum – having won seven straight games in which they outscored opponents 206-38 – the Vineyard football squad hit a brick wall Saturday afternoon, suffering a 12-0 defeat at the hands of Marian,…
County Backs New Governor For Steamship Authority Post; Riggs Parker Voted Out of Office
A bitterly divided Dukes County Commission shuffled the power structure of the Steamship Authority governing board this week in a surprise vote to replace J.B. Riggs Parker, the embattled Vineyard boat line governor. The majority of the commission turned instead to a newcomer to the Vineyard political scene – Kathryn A. Roessel, a Tisbury…
Land Bank Clarifies Negotiating Position on Talks with Golf Project Developers
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission is no longer actively negotiating with Corey Kupersmith for the possible purchase of his property in the southern woodlands, but in a letter to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission this week, the executive director of the land bank did not rule out the prospect of future talks.
Housing Report Paints Grim Picture – Of Rental Market Crisis on Vineyard
You know exactly who they are – your son's second grade teacher, your neighbor whose spouse left last year, the EMT who revived your father last month. It's the regional high school class of 1997. This is but a snapshot of the nearly 2,000 faces of those unfortunate enough to struggle month after month, year…
Hospital Lights Shine on First Lady of Island
Fran Resendes lit the tree of lights on Wednesday.
A long-time friend of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and its volunteers, Mrs. Resendes flicked the switch at dusk before a small gathering, and hundreds of red and white lights lit the familiar 30-foot tree at the entrance to the hospital. Anyone driving past this holiday…
