Mary Oliver
The wind wags its many tails. And in the evening the piled firewood shifts a little, longing to be on its way. —Mary Oliver
July 5, 2002
Celebrity Autobiography Arrives
Celebrity Autobiography won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for unique theatrical experience, and will be presented on July 6 at the Performing Arts Center to raise money for the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse.
Island Parade Honors September Heroes
This Fourth of July parade was clearly the biggest. Last night’s fireworks were vivid and colorful. And those words can also be used to describe a parade that was so large that it took nearly two hours to run its course.
Edgartown fire chief Tony Bettencourt said: “It was absolutely the largest. It…
Boat Accident Takes One Life
A Quincy man vacationing on Chappaquiddick was killed yesterday afternoon after being sucked into the propeller blades of a 47-foot white cigarette boat piloted by his best friend, William O’Connell. Mr. O’Connell, a prominent Quincy developer, now faces charges of operating a motorboat while under the influence of alcohol and fleeing the scene of a…
Blockbuster First Novel Surprises Modest Author Stephen Carter
The Emperor of Ocean Park Blockbuster First Novel Surprises Modest Author Stephen Carter
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
He is a law professor first and a novelist second, but he is also a lot of other things, in no particular order: a loving husband and father, a deeply religious African-American,…
Surveys Show Teens Are at Greater Risk in Life on Vineyard
By wide margins, Island high school students are still outpacing their peers in the rest of the state when it comes to risky behaviors such as drunk driving, binge drinking and smoking marijuana.
SSA Launches Plan to Tighten Security
SSA Launches Plan to Tighten Security
By JULIA WELLS
The Steamship Authority will spend about $200,000 this summer to boost security on ferries and at boat line terminals on the Cape and Islands.
Senior managers at the SSA said this week that they are trying to incorporate a new…
Island Hospital Cuts Portuguese Translator; Brazilians Face Communication Problems
For members of the Island’s Brazilian population, one of the most frightening prospects is a visit to the hospital. Rather than a lack of health insurance, what keeps many away is the fear of not being understood.
