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
October 29, 2004
West Tisbury Town Hall Project Wins Approval in Round One
After more than seven years of debate, West Tisbury voters this week soundly approved a $3.7 million renovation project for their town hall. At a special town meeting held in the elementary school gymnasium Tuesday night, the town hall article, which needed two-thirds approval, passed 119-11, with more than 90 per cent of the vote.…
Scallop Season Opens on Island Ponds with Mixed Predictions for the Harvest
This weekend recreational fishermen will take to the shoreline with dip nets and peep sights to search for one of the most prized gifts of autumn. They'll be looking for dinner. In Oak Bluffs and Tisbury recreational shellfishermen will be able to fish Lagoon Pond. Their commercial counterparts will begin fishing on Monday. The bay…
Campaign Trail: Jabberwocky Is Hard at It Again with News Team
Campaign Trail: Jabberwocky Is Hard at it Again with News Team
By TOM DUNLOP
NEW YORK CITY – After the unfortunate sporting events of last week, this town needed a reason to believe in life again, and to laugh. On Monday night it got both.
In one of those…
Vineyard Voters Head to Polls Tuesday to Cast Ballots in Presidential Election
Sturdy brown envelopes, some of them mailed from as far away as the Netherlands, Italy and Russia, are stacked up tall on the desk of Wanda Williams, the town clerk in Edgartown. Ask Ms. Williams or any of the Island's other five town clerks how things are going the week before Election Day, and you'll…
Four County Candidates Speak Out
A semi-retired financial consultant from Vineyard Haven is the lone challenger vying to unseat one of three incumbents in this year’s race for a spot on the Dukes County Commission.
George J. Balco, a Republican from Vineyard Haven and former chairman of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission, is running against Democrats John S.…
Community Services Launches Self-Study with Heller School
Community Services Launches Self-Study with Heller School
By C.K. WOLFSON
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services announced this week that it has launched a comprehensive internal management study with the prestigious Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.
The seven-month, privately funded study is aimed at developing a…
Aquinnah Override Is Rejected for Third Time in Five Months
Aquinnah Override Is Rejected for Third Time in Five Months
By MAX HART
A large turnout of Aquinnah voters said no to a Proposition 2 1/2 override yesterday for the third time in five months, dealing a final blow to the town selectmen on the subject of town spending – except…
