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
August 24, 2004
Schools Give Bus Work to VTA, Florida Firm
After nearly three weeks of turmoil and back-and-forth accusations, Vineyard school leaders officially severed ties with their school bus contractor, Island Transport, and have crafted a deal to hire the Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) and a Florida company to run the school buses in time for the opening of the school year next month.
Edgartown Library: A Critical Phase
Edgartown Library: A Critical Phase
By MAX HART
The Edgartown library must expand now or else fail the community it serves.
That’s the message the board of trustees of the Edgartown Free Public Library is hoping to convey to town officials and voters this week as it starts a…
A Dancer and His Patron Build New Program, and Studio, Here
A Dancer and His Patron Build New Program, and Studio, Here
By JESSIE ROYCE HILL
In an airy studio redolent of newly sanded wood and fresh paint, 15 teenage dancers surround the floor, their eyes fixed upon a legendary dancer.
Camp Ground Considers Leaseholder Vote
Camp Ground Considers Leaseholder Vote
By CHRIS BURRELL
They’re demanding universal suffrage, the right of cottage owners in the Camp Ground to choose their leaders, but after a weekend of heavy politicking, a newly constituted tenants’ group emerged with only a partial victory.
The 21-member board of directors of…
Wild Rides and Big Crowds for Agricultural Fair
Along with the Ferris wheel and the tilt-a-whirl, one of the wildest rides of the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair this year was provided by the weather. Eleanor Neubert, fair manager, said the weather gets much of the credit for the fact that attendance this year totaled 27,887 people, more than a…
