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
June 21, 2002
End of Drought Leaves Water Table at Record Low
There is no drought on Martha’s Vineyard. While dry conditions may continue in other parts of the Northeast, the Vineyard has had healthy rainfall thus far this year.
But despite spring rains, Vineyard ground water levels are at or near their 25-year low. This has raised concerns that homes in outlying areas, those…
Smoking Ban Is Reinstated
Voters in Oak Bluffs went on a public health rampage this week. Not only did they reinstate the ban on smoking in town bars, but they also cut back on the number of mopeds that may be rented in town and made sure to put a halt to the presence of bicycles, Frisbees and hacky-sack…
New Windemere Administrator Forsees Turnaround at Vineyard Nursing Center
New Windemere Administrator Foresees Turnaround at Vineyard Nursing Center
By MANDY LOCKE
Just past the entrance way of Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Philip Hickey sits in a fishbowl.
Island Senator Hits Bias in Boatline Bill Backing New Bedford
Island Senator Hits Bias in Boatline Bill Backing New Bedford
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
As a bill to restructure the Steamship Authority moved from the House to the Senate this week, Cape and Islands Sen. Robert O’Leary said the proposed legislation is disappointing at best and was written solely…
County Announces Deep Budget Cuts
County Announces Deep Budget Cuts
Officials at Health, Human Services And Housing Agencies Express Dismay Over Austerity Budget for FY2003
By JOSHUA SABATINI
A budget that aims to tighten Dukes County’s belt in the upcoming fiscal year was sent off to the state for approval this week amid criticism…
Scientific Team Seek Clues to Explain Rare Outbreaks of Tularemia on Vineyard
The Harvard scientists who spent the last four days on the Vineyard collecting clues that could help them solve the Island’s biggest medical mystery came armed with an unusual tool kit: an aerosol can of automotive starter fluid, two flowerpots painted blue, a bag of apples and an empty can of Diet Coke.
Larry Stone Flies from Schools to Retirement
Up, Up and Away
Larry Stone Flies From Schools To Retirement
By MARCUS TONTI
The things people do for love – of a spouse, of a good job. Or, in Larry Stone’s case, both.
Mr. Stone retired this week after 28 years teaching in the Island school…
