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
February 7, 2003
Town and Tribe Collide in Court
Town and Tribe Collide in Court
Case Set for Wednesday Hearing Has Far-Reaching Implications; Outcome Hinges on Issue of Tribal Sovereignty
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
Wastewater System in Tisbury Places Limits on Town Growth
Wastewater System in Tisbury Places Limits on Town Growth
By JONATHAN BURKE
The day Tisbury’s new wastewater system goes online next year, it will be running at its full capacity. That’s right: No headroom or provision for growth has been designed into the municipal system now under construction in the Island’s…
Mansion House Project Is Revised; Commission Drops Plans for Review
Mansion House Project Is Revised; Commission Drops Plans for Review
By MANDY LOCKE
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission agreed last night, after a brief discussion, to meet Tisbury Inn owners halfway – voting unanimously to not require a fresh review of a reconstruction project that stirred controversy in recent weeks because of design…
When Two-Wheelers Crash, Moped Victims Suffer Worst, New Hospital Survey Reveals
The latest survey of moped, bicycle and motorcycle accidents on the Island won’t show the broken ribs, the punctured lungs or the “whole body rubbed raw” by a case of road rash, said Dr. Alan Hirshberg, the director of emergency services at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
County Chairman John Alley Quits Retirement Board
Under pressure, John Alley this week resigned his position as a member of the Dukes County Contributory Retirement System. "It's all foolishness and I resigned. I didn't attend enough meetings over the course of the three or four-year span," he said. Following his reappointment to the retirement board at last week's meeting of the county…
High School Faces Unexpected Bills
High School Faces Unexpected Bills
By CHRIS BURRELL
The regional high school has already racked up nearly $40,000 in legal bills, negotiating a potential lease of school-owned land for an aquatics center project that is still in the planning and feasibility stages.
News of hefty legal costs connected to…
Tough Choices: Congregation Is Divided on Church Future
The future of the First Baptist Church of Vineyard Haven is caught in the middle between two opposing forces. Half the congregation wants to sell the building and build a new church somewhere else. Half wants to pursue a daunting task: Restoration of the 1885 building.
