Pablo Neruda
I knew rooms full of ashes, Tunnels where the moon lived, Rough warehouses that growled ‘get lost’, Questions that insisted in the sand.-Pablo Neruda
March 25, 2005
West Tisbury Finance Committee Turns Up Heat on Schools, Police
West Tisbury Finance Committee Turns Up Heat on Schools, Police
By IAN FEIN
Wielding some political clout last week, the West Tisbury finance committee assailed both the school budget and a selectmen’s plan for purchasing real estate.
The move sent town officials scrambling to address the finance committee’s concerns…
Tisbury Opens Vineyard Political Season
Tisbury voters will kick off town meeting season next week when they are asked to consider restoring the Tashmoo Spring building, the 19th-century structure that served as the hub of the first waterworks system on the Island. The article about the historic brick building is one of 12 non-appropriating articles that voters will take up…
At Risk: Health Council Assesses Trends in Teen Behavior
At Risk: Health Council Assesses Trends in Teen Behavior
By IAN FEIN
Have you ever tried smoking a cigarette, even one or two puffs? On an average school day, how many hours do you watch TV? During the past seven days, how many times did you eat green salad?
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Vision Emerges for Future of State Forest
State forestry officials will meet May 24 with key scientists to try to unify the environmental vision for how to manage and restore the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, the chief forester for the commonwealth told the Gazette last week. The state will then convene at least one public hearing this summer to explain what…
Land Bank Concludes Historic Purchase of 190 Acres of Southern Woodlands
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank will seal its largest-ever deal today, handing over $18.6 million to Connecticut developer Corey Kupersmith and officially taking ownership of 190 acres of the southern woodlands in Oak Bluffs.
Report Conveys Duality in State of Housing Crisis
Report Conveys Duality in State of Housing Crisis
By James Kinsella Gazette Senior Writer
Market forces continue to outpace efforts on the Vineyard to create affordable rental and permanent housing.
Further, housing advocates say that while some people who could not find housing in 2001 may have left the…
Merchants Forecast Employee Shortfall Due to Visa Limits
In recent years, 35 Jamaicans have made their way north at the start of each summer season to work at the Harbor View Hotel and the Kelley House in Edgartown. "They have become like family," general manager Dick McAuliffe said of the workers, who tended to return year after year. This summer, however, the Jamaicans…
