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
January 21, 2005
Officials Announce Delay in State Forest Clearing; Restoration Plan Altered
State environmental officials said this week that they will delay and radically change a plan to clear more than 500 acres of planted trees in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest. James Rassman, management forester for Southeastern Massachusetts, said the Department of Conservation and Recreation will reduce the scope of the work and change its…
School Study Group Sees Little Progress
School Study Group Sees Little Progress
Task Force Charged with Fiscal Probe of Up-Island Regional School District Hits One Roadblock After Another
By IAN FEIN
A study group charged with evaluating the finances of the Up-Island Regional School District hit yet another snag this week, as the deadline for…
Voters in Cottage City Say No to Historic District Expansion
Oak Bluffs voters this week narrowly defeated a proposal to include the North Bluff section of town in the Cottage City Historic District. At Tuesday night's special town meeting, voters also argued over how much money a resident could earn and still qualify for town-subsidized property for affordable housing. In the end, voters opted by…
Housing Starts Begin to See a Downturn
Against a backdrop of escalating property values and the high cost of construction, housing starts on the Vineyard fell in 2004 for the second straight year.
A total of 1,210 building permits from the Island’s six towns were issued in 2004, down seven per cent from the 2003 total of 1,300 and…
Restaurants Close, but Real Estate Keeps Humming
As Martha's Vineyard approached and then passed the millennium, the Island could rely on one wintertime certainty: Lola's, the restaurant at the bend on Seaview avenue in Oak Bluffs, would be open for business. The 200-seat restaurant was a magnet for off-season life, a place where families looking to eat, couples looking to dance, and…
All Tucked in: Menemsha Naps but a Few Souls Stir in the Quiet
Pat Jenkinson's lobster boat Solitude sits idle at the dock in Menemsha. The last time he took the boat fishing was right after Christmas, and it wasn't much of a trip. Mr. Jenkinson says he won't go fishing now until spring. "There is nothing out there," he says. The shaky wooden dock is stacked with…
