Jane Kenyon
I am the stone step, the latch, and the working hinge. I am the heart contracted by joy, the longest hair, white before the rest.-Jane Kenyon
December 10, 2004
Candidates for SSA Governor Make Case for Appointment
Candidates for SSA Governor Make Case for Appointment
By JAMES KINSELLA
Four candidates vying to become the next Vineyard Steamship Authority governor made their respective cases Wednesday before the Dukes County Commission.
Kenneth DeBettencourt, Marc Hanover, Robert Sawyer and Mark Snider made opening and closing statements, and responded to…
Massachusetts High Court Rules Wampanoags Waived Sovereignty
In a much-awaited decision that has far-reaching implications for the Vineyard and the commonwealth, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled 5-1 yesterday that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) must abide by state and town zoning rules. The ruling reverses a superior court decision that found the Wampanoags cannot be sued because of sovereign…
Catholic Parish Consolidates, Victim of Diocese Money Woes
Two of the three Catholic churches on the Island have closed down for the winter season, leaving just one – Our Lady Star of the Sea in Oak Bluffs – to serve the Vineyard’s Roman Catholics.
The seasonal closures aren’t for lack of interest. Church leaders blame a critical shortage of area priests and…
Cape Wind Hearing Draws Hundreds; People of the Island Speak with Passion
Words and emotions filled the air Monday night, when some 350 people packed the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Performing Arts Center to air their views about the controversial Cape Wind project planned for Nantucket Sound.
Opinion split nearly straight down the middle among the 50-plus people who spoke at the public hearing,…
On Tour: Willy Mason Is Home Grown Music Marvel
Up until two years ago, Willy Mason had never played a gig off-Island.
Youth-Led Initiative Sparks January Opening for Teen Center in Historic Cottagers Corner
Youth-Led Initiative Sparks January Opening for Teen Center in Historic Cottagers Corner
By JAMES KINSELLA
Vineyard teenagers are about to have a solid solution to that perennial complaint that there’s nothing to do.
The Island’s first teen center in more than 15 years is slated to open in…
School Board Picks Mainland Educator for Interim Position
School Board Picks Mainland Educator for Interim Position
By IAN FEIN
The All-Island School Committee unanimously selected Dr. Paul Dulac, a former school superintendent from Newburyport, as the next interim superintendent of Vineyard schools yesterday afternoon.
