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 18, 2004
Business Leaders Want to Say: Boat Reservations Are a Mess
Business Leaders Want to Say: Boat Reservations Are a Mess
By ALEXIS TONTI
The Steamship Authority vehicle reservation system is broken.
That was the take-home message this week at a forum that started as a focused debate about the boat line’s new guaranteed standby policy and expanded to a…
Is Elementary Spanish Too Elementary?
When Robert Breckenridge started teaching Spanish three years ago at the Tisbury School, the seventh and eighth graders eyed him with understandable skepticism. To them, Señor Breckenridge was just the latest in a long line to stand at the blackboard and say “Hola.”
Island Health Plan Set to Move on Signing Providers, Employers
Now that the Island Health Plan has received a green light from officials on Beacon Hill, leaders of this grassroots affordable insurance program must turn their attention home – enlisting doctors and Island business owners to sign on to this experimental project.
“We all want this to work. Now is the time for…
Another Year, Another effort on Eelgrass: Sunken Treasures in Sengekontacket Pond
It’s like gardening, William Wilcox and Paul Bagnall explain, but with a twist. All the planting is done underwater.
Repair Bills Passed for Chilmark School
A bare quorum of Chilmark voters agreed without dissent this week to borrow another $200,000 to pay for a mounting list of problems in the physical plant at the Chilmark School. "We are a little embarrassed but we are trying to put our best foot forward and fix the problems," said selectman Frank Fenner at…
No Doughnuts Could Leave a Late-Night Hole
Late-night snackers looking for their fix of apple fritters, doughnuts and cinnamon buns in Oak Bluffs could be locked out and left hungry tonight.
Aquinnah Fails to Pass Overrride; Budget Faces Cutback of Ten Per Cent
Aquinnah Fails to Pass Override; Budget Faces Cutback of Ten Per Cent
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
Voters in Aquinnah dealt a heavy blow to the town selectmen this week, rejecting a $260,000 Proposition 2 1/2 override and sending a tough message about government spending that reverberated around the Island.…
