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
July 2, 2004
Camp Ground’s Tabernacle Is 125
The Tabernacle, which celebrates its 125th birthday this season, still feels young. A structure suited to a vast range of human activity, the Tabernacle – which towers above Trinity Park in the heart of the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association in Oak Bluffs – remains a living landmark. The word tabernacle refers to a…
Draft Legislation on Boat Line Break-Up Prompts Furor and Charges of Bad Faith
Draft Legislation on Boat Line Break-Up Prompts Furor and Charges of Bad Faith
By JULIA WELLS and ALEXIS TONTI
An underground group that wants Nantucket to break away from the Steamship Authority is now circulating draft legislation on Beacon Hill to establish a commission to study splitting the public boat line…
Patriotism Prevails for the Fourth, and Island Population Swells
The Fourth of July weekend is here. Roses are in full bloom. And at every corner of the Island, signs of Independence Day blossom – signs as subtle as a flag in a window, as large as bunting on a wall. Nearly every inn on the Island has, or will have, a no vacancy sign.…
Doughnuts, Round Three: Down and Out
Hot doughnuts from the back door of an Oak Bluffs bakery may be a popular late-night delicacy, but a hard-line decree from the town’s board of health this week slammed the door shut.
A Small School’s Examination: Can Chilmark Attract Others?
A Small School’s Examination: Can Chilmark Attract Others?
By CHRIS BURRELL
They like the small classes, the low student-to-teacher ratio and the strong feeling of community at the Chilmark School.
But some of the parents surveyed this spring by a new task force investigating reasons for low enrollment gave the…
Vineyard’s Last Landfill Closes; Some Mourn It
No More Picking: Vineyard’s Last Landfill Closes; Some Mourn It
By MANDY LOCKE
The days of dump picking, finding a treasure in another man’s trash, drew to a close on the Island this week.
As Aquinnah Struggles, Pact with Tribe Recalled
As Aquinnah Struggles, Pact with Tribe Recalled
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
The agreement grew out of formal mediation and was signed in 1994 during one of the most heated debates in the history of the town, but today it is a forgotten document, the details fuzzy and faded, even…
