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
October 1, 2002
Vineyarders Caught in Drug Ring Bust
Undercover police in Newport, R.I., have busted a ring of alleged drug dealers from Martha’s Vineyard, who traveled to Newport last week to buy a supply of the highly addictive prescription drug, OxyContin.
September Rains End Drought; Island Water Table Remains Low
Rainstorms that crossed the Island last month were exactly what the Vineyard needed. After a September that was the wettest month of the year so far, lawns are once again lush and plants are looking healthy.
According to rainfall data collected at the National Weather Service cooperative station in Edgartown, the total rainfall for…
Commission Votes to Reopen Hearing on Gas Station Plan
Commission Votes to Reopen Hearing on Gas Station Plan
By MANDY LOCKE
One week after the Martha’s Vineyard Commission rejected a gas station slated for Tisbury’s State Road corridor, Tisbury Fuel Service principals asked the commission to take a step back and reopen the public hearing for their proposed High Point…
Island Celebrates Rebirth of Agriculture
Island Celebrates Rebirth of Agriculture
Farm Day Educates Public on Vineyard Agrarian Tradition
By ALEXIS TONTI
At noon on Saturday, the Jacobs family gathered around the cider press at Nip ‘n’ Tuck Farm. Wendy Jacobs watched as her daughter, Dana, tried to turn the fussy crank that sent…
Celtic Music Fans Are Island Impresarios
Celtic Music Fans Are Island Impresarios
By NIS KILDEGAARD
A visitor to their woodworking shop near the ice arena finds Gregg Harcourt and Mary Wolverton hard at work, wearing headphones and goggles to protect them from the sounds and sawdust of power drills and planers. When they turn off the machinery…
That Place Called Home on Halcyon Way: Vineyard Builders Give Back to the Island
That Place Called Home on Halcyon Way: Vineyard Builders Give Back to the Island
By MANDY LOCKE
The steady banging of hammers and hum of table saws drifting across Old County Road in West Tisbury offered every indication that the Halcyon Way work site was just another Island home under construction.
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MVC Wrestles with Golf Plan
MVC Wrestles with Golf Plan
Testimony Presents Commission with Unanswered Questions and Confusion on Critical Issues Before Final Vote
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
Amid a fresh spate of tactics aimed at pressuring the Martha’s Vineyard Commission into a quick approval of the Down Island Golf Club, the…
