Pablo Neruda
I knew rooms full of ashes, Tunnels where the moon lived, Rough warehouses that growled ‘get lost’, Questions that insisted in the sand.-Pablo Neruda
January 11, 2002
Shirley McCarthy Faces Fight for Special Family
Shirley McCarthy Faces Fight for Special Family
By MANDY LOCKE
At 30 Lagoon avenue, strollers and tiny tot trucks have reserved parking at the foot of the front steps. Two signs – “Welcome to the Funny Farm” and “Be nice to your children because they will pick your nursing home” -…
School Air Travel Ban Remains in Place
Disappointed students and some angry parents could not convince the regional high school committee this week to lift its ban on air travel for school trips.
Land Court Hears Crucial MVC Case
The chief justice of the Massachusetts Land Court heard arguments this week in a groundbreaking case that will ultimately decide whether the Martha’s Vineyard Commission has the power to review low and moderate-income housing projects under Chapter 40B, a section of state law commonly known as the anti-snob zoning statute.
Dr. Richard H. Koehler Resigns Post at Hospital; Criticizes Administration
Dr. Richard H. Koehler, a highly skilled laparoscopic surgeon whose arrival on the Vineyard seven years ago was hailed as a new era in medicine on the Vineyard, announced this week that he will sever his contract with the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital because of irreconcilable differences with hospital chief executive officer Kevin Burchill and the…
Editorial – Let the Public Participate
SSA Governor Starts New Job
Kathryn Roessel Begins First Term Amid Aggressive Selectmen\\\\\\\’s Campaign to Overthrow Her With Political Maneuvers
By JULIA WELLS
In a quiet ceremony on the second floor of the Edgartown courthouse yesterday, Kathryn A. Roessel was sworn in as the new Vineyard Steamship Authority governor.
Editorial – Landmark Case
Nantucket Sound Wind Farm Plan Stirs Controversy in Cape and Islands Region
By JULIA WELLS
Public opinion is beginning to heat up on the Cape and Islands over a proposal for a private alternative energy project that envisions a giant offshore wind farm anchored across some 28 square miles of Nantucket…
Nantucket Sound Wind Farm Plan Stirs Controversy in Cape and Islands
Public opinion is beginning to heat up on the Cape and Islands over a proposal for a private alternative energy project that envisions a giant offshore wind farm anchored across some 28 square miles of Nantucket Sound. The Martha's Vineyard Commission will host a public hearing on the project on Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the…
Islandwide Public Forum Set to Discuss Battle on SSA Policy
An all-Island public forum was announced this week amid a perceived growing disconnection between the Vineyard community and its elected leaders over Steamship Authority affairs. The forum – planned for Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School performing arts center – was called by by Warren Doty, a Chilmark…
