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
March 14, 2003
Outbreak of War Against Iraq Will Curtail Student Travel Plans to Countries Overseas
Outbreak of War Against Iraq Will Curtail Student Travel Plans to Countries Overseas
By CHRIS BURRELL
If war in Iraq breaks out before April vacation, students at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School can forget about their travel plans to Ireland, Costa Rica and England.
That was the message…
After a Walkout, Consequences
After a Walkout, Consequences
By CHRIS BURRELL
They demonstrated against war and demanded peace, then walked out the doors of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School to underscore their point.
In the eight days that followed, the 190 students who took part in the high school’s first ever walkout…
SSA Supports New Ferry Plan
SSA Supports New Ferry Plan
Boat Line Managers Recommend Private Firm for High-Speed, Year-Round Service Between New Bedford and Vineyard
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
Senior managers at the Steamship Authority are expected to recommend today that the boat line issue a long-term license to New England Fast…
Texas Pollsters Open Oak Bluffs Campaign on MVC Withdrawal
Texas Pollsters Open Oak Bluffs Campaign on MVC Withdrawal
By JULIA WELLS
Oak Bluffs voters began receiving calls this week from a Texas polling company in what appears to be the opening salvo for a heated political campaign prior to a special town election on possible secession from the Martha’s Vineyard…
Report Calls for Changes to Strengthen Future Role of Island Planning Agency
Report Calls for Changes to Strengthen Future Role of Island Planning Agency
By JULIA WELLS
Overhaul the review process for developments of regional impact. Encourage districts of critical planning concern. Forge better working relationships with the Island towns. Improve staff work. Improve public relations. Planning, planning, planning.
These are…
Conservation Rules Set in Lobster Crisis
The lobster fishery in the waters around Martha’s Vineyard has collapsed. Today a new minimum size for lobsters goes into effect. The increase, a tiny fraction of an inch, it is being imposed in an effort to protect juvenile lobsters. Another increase will take place on July 1, but many fisheries experts concede these…
Felix Neck Land Purchase Protects Eastern Flank of Nature Conservancy
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank, the Felix Neck Wildlife Trust and the Massachusetts Audubon Society closed on a land purchase last week that will protect the last key piece of undeveloped land at Felix Neck. The three-way purchase marks the end of a successful capital campaign by the Felix Neck Trust and Mass Audubon and…
