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
March 8, 2002
Wampanoag Tribal Sovereignty Case Raises Jurisdictional Questions in Federal Court
U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock heard the case of Aquinnah building inspector versus the Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head Wednesday and questioned whether the federal court has jurisdiction over the civil action. The outcome of the case will determine whether the town has zoning jurisdiction on tribal lands. The significance of the…
Mediation Plays Central Role in Island Courts
Mediation Plays Central Role in Island Courts
By ALEXIS TONTI
The Martha’s Vineyard Mediation Program is the silent partner of the Edgartown District Court. While what happens in court is public and sometimes pyrotechnic, mediation takes disputes off the docket and behind closed doors. It’s a voluntary alternative that allows disputants,…
New Bedford Attack Exposed
New Bedford Attack Exposed
Former Solicitor George Leontire Describes Assault on SSA and Islands in His Deposition for Suit Against Boatline
By NIS KILDEGAARD
Over the past two years, the campaign of the city of New Bedford to have its way with the Steamship Authority has seemed, at times,…
Land Bank Aid for Woodlands
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank gave a promise in the form of dollar signs to the town of Oak Bluffs Wednesday morning – agreeing to contribute 80 per cent of the cost if the town takes by eminent domain some 276 acres of the southern woodlands. In a letter from land bank executive director James…
Studies Show Collapsing Fishery Wasteland
The National Marine Fisheries Service and the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) have come under harsh attack from a number of different environmental organizations for not having done enough to protect fish stocks.
Chilmark Celebrates New Library Start
Politicians and citizens, librarians and state officials – all were in Chilmark Wednesday afternoon to attend the groundbreaking for the $2.1 million public library renovation project. But it was the children in attendance who stole the show.
