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
November 21, 2003
Dear Nantucket: You Owe Us $63.50 on the Cup
The Island Cup is a treasure shared by two Islands. Though tarnished, occasionally dropped and frequently squeezed, its significance has only increased. For 25 years the cup continues to be photographed, celebrated and coveted by athletes. And tomorrow, when Nantucket meets Martha’s Vineyard on the football gridiron, the cup is up for grabs again. The…
Fall of a Tree
From the sky down, goodbye to a grand old friend.
Oak Bluffs Tax Bills Going Up in Wake of Reassessments
Oak Bluffs Tax Bills Going Up in Wake of Reassessments
By CHRIS BURRELL
A high-priced real estate market coupled with the payback on capital spending projects in Oak Bluffs is fueling tax increases that could hit some taxpayers hard when they open their bills next month.
In some cases,…
Merchants in Oak Bluffs Win Effort to Keep Ferry Running to Mid-October
Merchants in Oak Bluffs Win Effort to Keep Ferry Running to Mid-October
By CHRIS BURRELL
Under pressure from selectmen and business leaders in Oak Bluffs, the Steamship Authority yesterday backed off a cost-savings plan that would have closed down ferry service to Oak Bluffs two weeks earlier than usual.
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Nantucket Quarrels with Boat Line Plan
NANTUCKET – The people of Nantucket clashed openly with the Steamship Authority yesterday, raising tough questions about boat line spending and demanding that the SSA abandon a new marketing venture that will allow J. Crew to hand out catalogues on ferries and in terminals during the popular Nantucket Christmas Stroll.
Commission Invites Public Comment on Its Plan for Blind Charitable Trust
Commission Invites Public Comment on Its Plan for Blind Charitable Trust
By MANDY LOCKE
Responding to criticism that their public agency should not mask the identity of private donors, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last night agreed to host a public forum for Islanders to air concerns about the agency’s recently established…
State Auditors in Koines Case
State Auditors in Koines Case
Island Activates New State Law for Investigating ‘Irregularities’ in Towns, School Districts; Will Search Go Deeper?
By CHRIS BURRELL
After months of saying they wanted to put this controversy in the past, high school leaders have called on state auditors to wade into the…
Aquinnah Deadlocks on Appeal of Tribal Sovereignty Decision
Aquinnah Deadlocks on Appeal of Tribal Sovereignty Decision
By JULIA WELLS
The Aquinnah selectmen announced this week that they are deadlocked over whether to appeal a superior court ruling that found the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) cannot be sued because of sovereign immunity.
“We are unable to…
