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 11, 2004
Lifestyle’s End: B&B for Sale; Can Convert to Private Home
Innkeeper Stephen Caliri chats about golden retrievers with his guests in the parking lot of the Victorian Inn after directing them to lemonade and cookies on the back patio. The cordless phone on his belt rings, and Mr. Caliri begins rattling off room rates to a prospective guest on the other end of the line.…
Time for Guaranteed Standby? An Old Idea Gets New Airing
Time for Guaranteed Standby? an Old Idea Gets New Airing
By ALEXIS TONTI
A Steamship Authority plan to reinstitute guaranteed standby on a trial basis this summer has at least one Oak Bluffs committee campaigning for a complete revival of the old standby policy, and has sparked an Islandwide debate on…
Chilmark Will Vote on School Repairs
Chilmark Will Vote on School Repairs
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
It’s going to cost a fresh pile of money, but Chilmark selectmen said this week that they now have a handle on the source of the physical plant problems at the town grammar school – and are on track…
State Lists Alleged Violations at Home of Wastewater Chief
State Lists Alleged Violations at Home of Wastewater Chief
By CHRIS BURRELL
An investigation underway by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has found nine alleged violations of state environmental codes on property in Oak Bluffs owned by Joseph N. Alosso, chief operator of two municipal sewage treatment plants on…
SSA Pressures Oak Bluffs on Pier Plan; Boat Line’s Tone a Sore Point for Town
SSA Pressures Oak Bluffs on Pier Plan; Boat Line’s Tone a Sore Point for Town
By ALEXIS TONTI
Amid controversy over a Steamship Authority proposal to renovate the Oak Bluffs pier, boat line managers are now using plans to lease the abandoned town hall for a new terminal as leverage.
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Island Health Plan Wins State Subsidy
The state legislature has given final approval to the Island Health Plan to make use of millions of dollars in state subsidies for the grassroots health insurance initiative.
After more than a year of inching toward legislative approval, this week’s senate override vote gives the needed clearance to begin offering low-rate insurance to…
