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
February 11, 2005
Town Defends Tax Challenge
Town Defends Tax Challenge
West Tisbury Assessors Dip Heavily Into Legal Spending Coffers; Methods to Determine Values Come Under Close Scrutiny
By IAN FEIN
A pending property tax appeal in West Tisbury has triggered mounting legal bills to defend the assessors’ position in a complex case that challenges their…
Execultive Director Resigns at Community Services; Heller Study Cites Flaws
Executive Director Resigns at Community Services; Heller Study Cites Flaws
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
Longtime executive director Ned Robinson-Lynch has abruptly resigned from Martha’s Vineyard Community Services in the midst of a searching reappraisal by the agency of its operations and organization. Change now looms large at Community Services,…
Mr. Turkington Lands a Chairmanship
Mr. Turkington Lands a Chairmanship
By JAMES KINSELLA
Marking the first time in eight years that a Cape and Islands representative has taken a committee chairmanship, Rep. Eric T. Turkington on Monday was named House chairman of the newly formed Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
The appointment…
Boat Line Board Goes Forward with Oak Bluffs Wharf Project
Boat Line Board Goes Forward with Oak Bluffs Wharf Project
By JAMES KINSELLA
Revised plans for the reconstruction of the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority terminal have won the backing of Vineyard SSA governor Marc Hanover.
“I think it looks great,” said Mr. Hanover, a resident of Oak Bluffs as…
Vineyard Gazette Is Awarded Top Honor by Press Association
The Vineyard Gazette won the George A. Speers Newspaper of the Year award for 2004 last weekend at the annual New England Press Association winter convention in Boston. The coveted honor was given to five newspapers in five separate circulation categories this year, including two weeklies, one alternative weekly and two small dailies.
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Best Friend: Loyal Labrador Specially Trained in Human Work
Since last fall Estelle T. Burnham has had a new friend, a companion in hard times. Confined to a wheelchair, Ms. Burnham, 64, of Edgartown spends her day with a dog. His name is Braun, and this one-and-a-half-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever offers her attention and care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Though…
Aquinnah Town Leaders Scramble Anew for Fresh Revenues to Replace Shortfall
Aquinnah Town Leaders Scramble Anew for Fresh Revenues to Replace Shortfall
By MAX HART
Aquinnah selectmen learned this week that the town now faces another financial dilemma: a $25,000 budget shortfall for fiscal year 2005.
