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
August 16, 2002
Church Seeks Island Community’s Aid
Just as the Gay Head Lighthouse has guided mariners to safety for more than 200 years, the steeple at the Community Baptist Church has been a beacon and guided those seeking solace for more than three centuries. The steeple, which can be viewed from one end of town to the other, contains the bell tower…
He’s the Best at Shaking Money, Moving People
He talks like a truck driver and behaves like a used car salesman. Neither is an act. So how did a guy who owns a moving company and sells cars on the side get to be the auctioneer of choice for just about every Island charity?
Teens Seek End to Mideast Violence
Two teenagers from Israel. One is Jewish, Yael Tikotsky. The other, Ranin Yanaki, is Arab. They go to separate schools. In fact, most schools in Israel are segregated.
Serious Fire Draws Attention to Danger of Junk Car Dump
Serious Fire Draws Attention to Danger of Junk Car Dump
By MANDY LOCKE
Edgartown’s most glaring eyesore became its largest liability Tuesday morning when volunteer firemen responded to a potentially dangerous fire in the town’s illegal graveyard for junk cars.
Islands Block New SSA runs
HYANNIS – In a bold show of Island solidarity, Vineyard Steamship Authority governor Kathryn A. Roessel led a move yesterday to ice any expanded ferry service out of New Bedford next year, including freight service.
Illumination Night Spins Magic in Glow of Camp Ground Candles
The spirit and the first candle of the Grand Illumination was carried by a 32-year-old sufferer of Huntington’s Disease. With her father, Walter, and her niece, Kyla McCartney, nearby, Tammy Frye lit the first candle Wednesday night on the stage of the Tabernacle; within seconds lanterns throughout the Camp Ground were aglow.
It…
Drought Conditions Burn Landscape and Threaten Record for Low Rainfall
A month ago, Island farmers were complaining that it was dry. Now, halfway through August, it is even drier – so much so that Vineyarders are looking for new superlatives to describe the arid conditions.
The Cape and Islands led the state in rainfall earlier in the year. But on Wednesday, the state…
Agricultural Fair Stages Grand Opening; 30,000 Visitors Expected Over Four Days
The activity filling the roadways in West Tisbury yesterday morning could only mean one thing: The 141st annual Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair had opened its gates at 10 a.m. for the first of four eventful days. Groups of kids stood at nearby bus stops, people walked along the road toward the…
President Clinton Returns for Short Visit
President Clinton Returns for Short Visit
Former President William Clinton will arrive on Martha’s Vineyard today for a long weekend with his wife, U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), and daughter Chelsea.
The family will stay at the Chilmark home of Kenneth H. Iscol, a cellular-telephone industry executive. Mr. Clinton will…
