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
November 5, 2004
West Tisbury Town Hall Wins Makeover
West Tisbury Town Hall Wins Makeover
By IAN FEIN
When Sandy Fisher walks into the West Tisbury town hall, she says the ladies’ room smells exactly like it did when she went to school there about 40 years ago.
“It’s probably the original mold,” she said this week.
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Vineyard Votes for Kerry Bucking National Trend; Democrats Carry the Day
The nation may be split down the middle after Tuesday's presidential election, but the Vineyard was anything but divided when it came to casting ballots for Democrats. Voters on Martha's Vineyard came out in droves Tuesday, and by margins as wide as three to one, they threw their support behind Sen. John Kerry, the unsuccessful…
Interviews Set for SSA Post
Interviews Set for SSA Post
Dukes County Commissioners Will Meet With Candidates for Boat Line Governor Wednesday Afternoon
By IAN FEIN
Facing internal ethics issues and arguably their most important decision of the year, Dukes County commissioners on Wednesday will conduct public interviews with the seven candidates for Vineyard…
Planning Vision: MVC Counts Three Decades of Unique Act
The early framers were the Thomas Jeffersons of the Vineyard – visionaries and idealists ahead of their time. They looked down the road, saw trouble and took action, with an eye toward a regional solution. The result was the Martha's Vineyard Commission, a regulatory commission considered unique in American government, both then and now. The…
Football Team Hits Rough Patch with Suspensions and Injuries
Heading into this year’s fall football season, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School head coach Donald Herman knew his team was going to face new challenges. He just didn’t expect them to come from off the field.
A string of disciplinary actions – resulting in numerous team suspensions – has thrown the Vineyarders’ season…
Aquinnah Town Treasurer Quits Abruptly Amid Tense Fallout from Failed Override
Declaring that her selectmen show no respect for town employees and have lost touch with the voters, Aquinnah treasurer and town administrator Beverly A. Widdiss abruptly resigned Monday night in the midst of a selectmen’s meeting.
Her announcement was the first in a series of tense moments between selectmen and a handful of…
