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
June 24, 2003
A Sense of Contentment, Pride When Mabel Becomes Riverboat
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Mabel made it. They pulled away from the Coastwise Packet Wharf in Vineyard Haven on Friday, June 13, their oars waggling a bit uncertainly in the air and in the water. Seven days later – late on Friday afternoon – they put the bow of their boat on the shore of…
Now Showing in Oak Bluffs: the Millennium
Daily fast ferry service between Oak Bluffs and Quonset Point, R.I. begins today. Yesterday the founder of the service, Charles A. Donadio Jr., told a crowd at the Oak Bluffs dock anyone using his new ferry service will cut hours off their car trip to and from the Island. And at a cost of $24…
Before Any Appeal, Tribal Case Judge Will Be Asked to Reconsider Ruling
Before Any Appeal, Tribal Case Judge Will Be Asked to Reconsider Ruling
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
The attorney who represents the Gay Head Taxpayers Association said yesterday that he will ask a superior court judge to reconsider a decision made last week in favor of the Wampanoag Tribe of…
Boat Line Riders, Hotel Visitors Both Down as Wet Days Go on
Boat Line Riders, Hotel Visitors Both Down as Wet Days Go on
By JONATHAN BURKE
Starting with the boats, Island businesses are feeling the pinch of the wet and chilly weather of this spring.
This May, according to the Steamship Authority, there were 201,129 passenger trips to the Vineyard…
Another Impact of Chronic Lyme Disease May Be Mental, Island Psychiatrist Says
Ask someone to recite the symptoms of Lyme disease, and you'll probably hear all the classic signs: bull's eye rash, fever and aching joints. But what about depression, memory loss and other cognitive disorders? Surprisingly, Lyme disease – in its chronic form – can also be the culprit for a host of psychiatric problems in…
