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
January 23, 2004
Development Plan in Chilmark Leads to Key Walking Trail Link
A Chilmark subdivision plan now being considered by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) represents a golden opportunity, conservation leaders said this week, to create a walking trail connecting key public properties up-Island.
The property owners, Richard and Melanie Coleman, agreed last night to open up their private property for Islanders hiking along the…
State’s Order Is Posted in Southern Woodlands, Bars ‘Further Activities’
Top state environmental officials stepped squarely into the fray around the Down Island Golf Club this week, ordering developers Brian Lafferty and Corey Kupersmith to immediately halt all tree cutting in the southern woodlands section of Oak Bluffs.
Breaking Up the Boat Line?
Breaking Up the Boat Line?
Nantucket Rallies Around Idea; CEO Says It Would Be Costly; Representative and Senator Cautious in Remarks
By JULIA WELLS
A quiet move by the Nantucket Steamship Authority governor to explore the breakup of the 42-year-old boat line grew legs this week, as the people…
Vineyard Golf Club Plans Home Cluster
Owners of the Vineyard Golf Club, a private golf course in Edgartown, are now proposing to build a cluster of luxury homes for club members on the property's southeastern corner. It's a request that some Island officials think they shot down five years ago. "I thought if they wanted to build a golf course, fine,…
Talk of Oak Bluffs Is Those Tax Bills; Blame Them on Higher Values, Budget
Less than a month after the holiday season took its bite from people’s bank accounts and credit cards, many property owners in Oak Bluffs took another financial hit in the form of whopping tax bills.
Island Filmmakers: Debuting Here, a Documentary on Lost Youth
Island Filmmakers: Debuting Here, a Documentary on Lost Youth
By JESSIE ROYCE HILL
He handles the direction and production. She, a playwright, tends to the script. Together, Len and Georgia Morris of Galen Films have made dozens of award-winning documentary films from their studio in Vineyard Haven.
