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 27, 2004
Retail Heads Down; For Sale Signs Rise
Retail Heads Down; For Sale Signs Rise
What These, and Other Numbers, Say About the Future of the Vineyard Is Subject of MVC Forum
By NIS KILDEGAARD
The Island economy is changing dramatically, a panel of business leaders told a forum of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week, and…
And Now, a Younger Mr. Silva Is Stepping Up to Make Music with Dad, Albeit Differently
Milo Silva's name may not yet be familiar in most Island music circles, but that will change. Milo Silva, 17, is the son of Island blues musician Maynard Silva, and this week they will share a stage. Maynard has performed for years as a top blues musician. Maynard is a hard beat, foot stomping performer…
Nantucket Boat Line Governor Never Wavered in Love of Island
Grace S. Grossman, the diminutive and crusading Nantucket Steamship Authority governor whose love and work for her island knew no boundaries, died last Thursday after a brief illness. She was 80.
“It’s about the Nantucket people. I represent what the Nantucket people want,” she said in an interview with the Gazette in January.
Vineyard Senior’s Bus Services Are Subject of Call for Change
Vineyard Seniors’ Bus Services Are Subject of Call for Change
By ALEXIS TONTI
Faced with changes to what they say is already an inadequate service, leaders within the Island Councils on Aging are now calling on the Vineyard Transit Authority to reform its senior public transportation program.
On Chappaquiddick, an Old Farm Gets New Life in Land Bank, Trust Venture
Nestled in the new clearing among fields, beech trees and ponds, across the road from Brine's Pond Preserve, the remodeled and expanded 1700s Chappaquiddick farmhouse bought by the late Robert Marshall and his wife Ruth more than 60 years ago can now be clearly seen from the road. Its freshly painted walls are a glistening…
Two Principals Quitting, Adding to Year’s Turmoil in the Up-Island District
Just six weeks before the start of a new school year, principals at both the West Tisbury School and Chilmark School have announced they are quitting their jobs.
Letters of resignation from Elaine Pace and Carlos Colley forced the Up Island Regional school committee into an unscheduled meeting Friday to deal with the…
