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
March 4, 2005
Lofting: Wooden Boats Bring Business to Waterfront
Amid the piles of sawdust and wood shavings, beyond the planks of white pine, black locust and silver bali, heritage and history are rising from the ground once again in Vineyard Haven.
At the Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway, Manny Palomo chisels and planes the keel of September, a 26-foot sloop. Mr. Palomo…
With Just Sixteen Days to Go Until Spring, Extended Weather Forecast Still a Snow Job
Enough already. Winter has buried the Vineyard and the rest of New England in one snowfall after another, and there is little argument among Islanders that spring can't come soon enough. The temperature outside yesterday at noon was in the twenties, with close to six inches of snow on the ground, left over from a…
Selectmen Order Referral to MVC
Selectmen Order Referral to MVC
Illegal Teardown of Old Army Barracks Now Goes to Commission as a DRI; Building Owner Answers to Board
By JAMES KINSELLA
The Oak Bluffs selectmen directed their town building inspector this week to refer the reconstruction of the old Army Barracks building on Circuit…
Land Plan for Ice House Pond Stirs Heated Commission Debate
Land Plan for Ice House Pond Stirs Heated Commission Debate
By IAN FEIN
Angry exchanges and charges of bad faith erupted during a Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank meeting called this week to discuss the draft management plan for Ice House Pond Preserve.
Land bank commissioner Michael Stutz of Aquinnah…
Alewives on the Run: Annual Rite Nears
One of the first harbingers of spring on the waterfront is the arrival of herring in the Island's coastal ponds. They will start showing up in the weeks ahead, but there is rising concern across the state and on the Vineyard that their numbers are significantly down. At a February meeting of the Tisbury selectmen,…
Tisbury Trades Barbs with Boat Line Over Embarkation Fee Spending Plan
Sparking a fresh war of words between the Steamship Authority and the town of Tisbury, the Vineyard boat line governor said yesterday he may call for the state attorney general to look into how the town plans to use its ferry fee revenues.
