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
April 25, 2003
Junk Cars Spur Town Reaction
Junk Cars Spur Town Reaction
Edgartown Cites the Hall Family For Zoning and Health Code Violations; Officials Hope Will Lead to Final Cleanup
By MANDY LOCKE
Eight months after a dangerous brush fire pushed cleanup of an illegal car dump to the top of Edgartown’s priority list, officials finally…
Town Meeting Time: Chilmark Grapples with School Costs
School costs are driving budget increases across the Island, but in Chilmark, one expense forcing voters to dig into their wallets for education spending may come as a shock. The Menemsha School, barely four years old, already needs $100,000 in repairs that include replacing moldy floors and rotten doors. Voters will be asked Monday night…
Business landscape Shifts in Larger Towns
Now is always a good time to market a quality product, say a number of Island entrepreneurs opening new businesses this summer. "Our idea … was to kind of seize the moment," said Frank Pellegrino, opening a Mexican restaurant where Lawry's seafood restaurant used to be in Edgartown. He said that he and partner Denise…
Transit System Prepares for New Season; Authority Plans Adjustment to Routes
Transit System Prepares for New Season; Authority Plans Adjustment to Routes
By JONATHAN BURKE
Vineyard Transit Authority is on the verge of a new summer season, and still sorting out problems associated with its new fare boxes.
Thomas Teller: Clerk Magistrate Retires after 39 Years of Service
Thomas Teller
Clerk Magistrate Retires after 39 Years of Service
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
He is a local boy, an Edgartown native with fishing in his soul and justice in his heart and deft hands that can shuck quahaugs just as easily as they wield the varnished…
On Eve of Public Forum, MVC Opponents Seek to Revive Old Threats
On Eve of Public Forum, MVC Opponents Seek To Revive Old Threats
By JULIA WELLS
On the eve of a community meeting to discuss the highly-charged question of whether Oak Bluffs should withdraw from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, a citizens’ group in favor of leaving is stirring up fresh debate on an…
