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
May 24, 2002
Travis Tuck: Sculpting Life on His Terms
“I guess if you’re comfortable with how the game is going to end, then you can play.” Sounds of a baseball game float through the window from the playing field on the other side of the trees. “Personally, and I don’t mean this for others, it’s like — I don’t know, but I tend to…
SafeRides Program for Teens in Trouble Faces Funding Crisis and Bleak Future Without Help
Scores of high school students went to the prom Saturday night and then roamed the Vineyard looking for a party, and in the course of that night, at least seven figured out they were in some kind of trouble and needed a ride home.
Oak Bluffs Bar Owners Want Smoking Lamp Lit
After breathing smoke-free air for more than a year, some bar owners in Oak Bluffs just can’t stand it anymore. They want the smokers back, and they’re pressing the board of health to reverse the ban that’s been in effect since April 2001.
Memorial Day Holiday Honors the Fallen; Long Weekend Opens New Island Season
The lilacs are in full bloom and the air smells like summer. Memorial Day weekend is here. The American flags are posted. The flowers boxes are decorated. This is an early such weekend for a community that years ago used to end the month with the national holiday. And yes, there will be more than…
First for the Island from Public to Spiritual Works: Fred LaPiana Becomes Deacon
From Public to Spiritual Works: Fred LaPiana Becomes Deacon
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Fred LaPiana of Tisbury has served his community’s physical needs for nine years as director of the town’s department of public works. But the man who often can be seen driving the roadways in a red public works truck…
Boatline Bill Moves to House for Vote
Boatline Bill Moves to House for Vote
Fierce Debate Is Expected in Collision Between New Bedford and the Islands for Steamship Authority Control
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
A fiercely contested legislative bill to reorganize the Steamship Authority board of governors is now on the move and set…
U.S. Census Figures Show Poverty Rates on Island Fall Below State Average
U.S. Census Figures Show Poverty Rates on Island Fall Below State Average
By NIS KILDEGAARD
Poverty rates on Martha’s Vineyard are lower than the Massachusetts average, according to new statistics issued this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. But the Census numbers, when viewed in detail, paint a stark picture of…
