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
January 17, 2003
State Finance Crisis Places New Strains on Budget of MVC
State Finance Crisis Places New Strains on Budget of MVC
By JULIA WELLS
State budget cuts are expected to hit the Martha’s Vineyard Commission hard in the coming fiscal year, and town assessments will go up as grant money goes down – way down.
MVC executive director Mark London…
Area Lobster Fishery Suffers Decline
The lobster fishery in the waters south of Cape Cod is declining, so sharply that a number of Island commercial lobstermen are wondering how they will survive in the new year.
Boat Line Governors Dispute Legal Bills
Boat Line Governors Dispute Legal Bills
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
Steamship Authority governors and senior managers said yesterday they were overbilled by a Boston law firm that represented the former Falmouth boat line member in his legal dispute with the town.
“There is no question that Smith…
Expanding County Crisis Poses Tough Challenge for Leadership
Expanding County Crisis Poses Tough Challenge for Leadership
By JONATHAN BURKE
Dukes County commissioners are determined to overcome the chaos of the past few weeks.
“The county is in turmoil right now, but we’re doing the best we can to put everything back on track. We’ll get through it…
Calvin Zaiko’s Fitness Gambit Is Hypothermic
Calvin Zaiko’s Fitness Gambit Is Hypothermic
By CHRIS BURRELL
Innkeeper, guitar player and come mid-January, Calvin Zaiko would also have to be considered something of a daredevil.
His feat? Swimming seven days a week in the ocean waters just across the street from his home on Seaview avenue, Oak…
Statewide Budget Crisis Hits Island Community; Schools Feel Worst Pain
Island selectmen who traveled to Boston last weekend may have learned firsthand how bad the state budget crisis has become, but they still have no idea just how deep the cuts in state aid to their towns will be.
Trash District Audit Issues Bleak Report
Trash District Audit Issues Bleak Report
Auditor Cites Regional Refuse District for Sloppy Bookkeeping, Points to Opportunities for Abuse
By MANDY LOCKE
The long-awaited draft audit for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional Refuse and Resource Recovery district delivered stern warnings for the trash district’s leadership to clean house.
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