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 9, 2004
In the Week Ahead, Town Meetings, Votes
West Tisbury School Debate a Focus of Meeting
By CHRIS BURRELL
The line-up for next week’s annual town meeting in West Tisbury is about to test voters’ political stamina, math skills and tolerance for spending sprees.
The raging debate over whether the town should withdraw from the up-Island regional…
In the Week Ahead, Town Meetings, Votes
West Tisbury School Debate a Focus of Meeting
By CHRIS BURRELL
The line-up for next week’s annual town meeting in West Tisbury is about to test voters’ political stamina, math skills and tolerance for spending sprees.
The raging debate over whether the town should withdraw from the up-Island regional…
Tisbury Votes for Fire Truck
Tisbury Votes for Fire Truck
Also: New Police Cruisers, Cycle; Plan to Join Estuaries Program; Chairs For Katharine Cornell; Overrides on April 27
By ALEXIS TONTI
A host of pricey requests were put to Tisbury voters this week, but in the end they wrangled most over whether to replace…
In the Week Ahead, Town Meetings, Votes
Edgartown Eyes Small Trial of Buried Lines
By MANDY LOCKE
Words of wisdom coming out of Edgartown town hall on the eve of the annual town meeting included: bring a seat cushion and line up a babysitter for two nights.
Ninety-two articles will face Edgartown voters Tuesday night -…
Bikes Out in Skatepark Reversal as Insurance Becomes a Problem
Less than two months after earning rights to share the new Martha’s Vineyard Skatepark, bikers are once again being told to keep out.
The reversal came Monday night during an emotional parks department meeting moments after commissioners heard pleas from teenage bikers anxious to stay in the park. In the end, commissioners bowed…
In the Week Ahead, Town Meetings, Votes
Selectman Contest Is Three-Cornered
By CHRIS BURRELL
To hear Kerry Scott say it, next Thursday’s annual town election in Oak Bluffs and the race for selectman, in particular, mark a pivotal moment in town.
“We’re at a crossroads,” said Ms. Scott, a 52-year-old business owner who is one of…
Vineyard Commissioners Approve Compromise for Southern Woodlands
Amid conciliatory expressions and with the developer's representative waving a white hat in the air, the Martha's Vineyard Commission voted without dissent last night to approve a plan that is expected to close the final chapter in a bitter four-year battle over the development of the southern woodlands in Oak Bluffs. "This has been a…
Boat Line Modifies Port Towns Funding
Boat Line Modifies Port Towns Funding
Cuts Former Annual Reimbursement, Citing New Passenger Surcharge; Tisbury Selectman Objects
By ALEXIS TONTI
In a reversal of Steamship Authority policy, senior managers at the boat line notified Island port towns this week they are withdrawing an annual reimbursement for police assistance and…
