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 28, 2005
Tea Lane Residents Clamor for Paving Ancient Town Byway
Tea Lane Residents Clamor for Paving Ancient Town Byway
By MAX HART
Fed up with the ruts and potholes on their dirt road, residents along historic Tea Lane in Chilmark are pleading with town leaders to consider paving the 242-year-old byway.
“This is not just a colonial road anymore,”…
After the Storm, Sledding Is Fine Sport from Farm Neck Fairways to Tashmoo
The snowdrifts near the tee box on the third hole at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs are deep, very deep. So deep, in fact, that they rise up past the waist of an average-sized adult, a good three to four feet of snow. Trying to wade through them is an exercise in absurdity;…
Road Crews Tackle Epic Storm Cleanup
Vineyard road crews worked through the teeth of last weekend's storm, battling white-out conditions and drifting snow to keep the public ways clear. When the snow slowed, workers in down-Island towns began hauling away tons of the white stuff, building small mountains in designated dumping areas. "It was not the biggest but I'd say it…
Vineyard Commissioners Urge U.S. Army Corps: Put Cape Wind on Hold
Amid an escalating political climate around the controversial Cape Wind project, the Martha's Vineyard Commission decided last week to finally step into the fray. While commission members were clear they would not take a position on the project itself, they unanimously agreed to take up as a cause the inadequate regulatory framework for permitting offshore…
Wastewater Treatment Workers Suffer from Mercury Exposure
Wastewater Treatment Workers Suffer from Mercury Exposure
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
Two employees at the Oaks Bluffs wastewater treatment plant are now receiving medical treatment for exposure to mercury after they handled a chemical at the plant that contained the toxic substance.
The exposure was first reported…
January Blizzard Hits Hard; Deep Snow and Gale Wind Force Widespread Closures
The worst blizzard in several decades dumped at least two feet of snow on the Vineyard last weekend, leaving roads impassable, homes isolated and emergency workers in a state of exhaustion. The northeaster which began late Saturday night and continued into Sunday with gale force winds and gusts up to 70 miles per hour paralyzed…
