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 6, 2004
Across the Vineyard, Stories of the Fourth
On the day that America celebrated its independence, and that Edgartown held the big parade, another kind of parade streamed through the tiny avenues of the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs; a tetherball tournament entertained employees of the Vineyard Yacht Club; and, by night, post-fireworks revelers flocked to Circuit avenue, sidestepping the blobs of melted…
Showing the Colors Down-Island: Reports from Three Main Streets
Showing the Colors Down-Island: Reports from Three Main Streets
By C.K. WOLFSON
The day was a reprieve from the lurch and jolt of national news which often blurs patriotic instincts and makes us struggle for balance.
Independence Day: steady, reliable, served up in primary colors, ornamented in blue skies, balloons…
Changes Could Threaten Plan for Housing, MVC Is Warned
Changes Could Threaten Plan for Housing, MVC Is Warned
By MANDY LOCKE
As the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) concluded its review of a 60-unit affordable rental development in Edgartown, town leaders warned commissioners that tampering with the proposal would jeopardize the project.
“Some conditions placed on this could delay…
Court Will Decide a Land Bank Issue
Court Will Decide a Land Bank Issue
By ALEXIS TONTI
An ongoing tax dispute between the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission and the West Tisbury board of assessors has now landed in front of the Massachusetts Court of Appeals for a ruling that will set a precedent for how the conservation…
For Some, Fog Ruins Rockets’ Red Glare; It’s Just a July Thing
For Some, Fog Ruins Rockets’ Red Glare; It’s Just a July Thing
By ALEXIS TONTI
How Islanders rated this year’s July Fourth fireworks display all depended on their point of view – quite literally.
Planes, Boats and Cars Trundle Along as Thousands Cheer Fourth’s Parade
The Fourth of July parade Sunday was bigger, better, earlier. The early part was an accident. At 4:55 p.m., parade marshal Fred B. Morgan Jr. said, he urged a segment of the parade to stand in front of the gathering ground, the Edgartown School on the Edgartown-West Tisbury Road, and he coached them to move…
