Jane Kenyon
I am the stone step, the latch, and the working hinge. I am the heart contracted by joy, the longest hair, white before the rest.-Jane Kenyon
October 10, 2003
Red Sox Island: Batting About Superstitions and the Curse
Red Sox fever has descended on the Island. At Bert’s Barbershop in Vineyard Haven, there is division over what team to support in the race to the World Series. Wayne Ferreira, a barber from Falmouth, is a Red Sox fan. So is Phil Combra, the owner – though “I used to be a Yankee fan,…
Survey of Businesses Seeks Facts, Opinions on Island Economics
Survey of Businesses Seeks Facts, Opinions on Island Economics
By MANDY LOCKE
Two Vineyard agencies are joining forces in an effort to capture the dynamics of the Island’s business community through an extensive survey of more than 1,000 business leaders.
Volunteers Playing an Important Role as Search for Missing Boater Goes On
The search continues this morning in Oak Bluffs harbor for the whereabouts of Michael F. Landfear, 54, of Falmouth.
Mr. Landfear was last seen Tuesday night heading out on a small rowing pram to a boat moored in the harbor. U.S. Coast Guard, state and local police, together with public safety volunteers from…
By Unanimous Vote, Rejection
By Unanimous Vote, Rejection
A Key Subcommittee Turns Down Southern Woodlands Plan, Citing Detriments That Outweigh Benefits
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
Capping months of scrappy combat with the former developers of the Down Island Golf Club, a key subcommittee of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted without dissent…
Lagoon Bridge Gets an Airing
Amid growing concern that a MassHighway plan to build a temporary drawbridge will threaten the health of Lagoon Pond, Island residents are calling for Oak Bluffs and Tisbury to speak with one voice when it comes to confronting state officials about the replacement for the 68-year-old bridge.
Avoid Drinking Water Pending More Tests, Officials Tell Edgartown Meadows Homes
A new round of private well tests in an Edgartown neighborhood this week intensified the mystery for Island officials working to pinpoint the source of groundwater contamination spreading through the West Tisbury Road subdivision. "It's too much of a puzzle, too many unknowns at this point," said Matthew Poole, Edgartown health agent, noting that now…
