Mary Oliver
The wind wags its many tails. And in the evening the piled firewood shifts a little, longing to be on its way. —Mary Oliver
April 8, 2005
Lumberjack: Tom Turner Cuts a Forest for Cabinetry
File this one in the lo-and-behold folder. Eighty years ago, the state began to sow vast plantations of red and white pine trees across the arid lands of what is now the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest. The idea was to start up a lumber industry, where only scrub and huckleberry had grown before. Among other…
Neighbors, Residents Lambaste Draft Plan for Old House Pond
Martha's Vineyard Land Bank officials came under fire this week for their draft plan for Ice House Pond Preserve and the methods by which they obtained the property. About 30 residents turned out for a public hearing on Monday, and not one person spoke in favor of the level of public access the land bank…
Voters in Tisbury Back Housing Bank Initiative
They approved spending more than $330,000 on a new pumper truck, police cruiser and patrol motorcycle, supported a bold affordable housing initiative and signed off on an increased $16.6 million budget — all with little or no hesitation. But when it came to buying a car for town officials to use on the mainland, Tisbury…
Finance, School Boards Face Off Over Budget; District Fate Uncertain
Emotions ran high and arrows flew this week at a joint meeting between the Up-Island Regional School Committee and the West Tisbury finance committee, ostensibly called to find a meeting of the minds on budgetary matters as the annual town meeting season gets under way. But hanging in the air was the unspoken issue of…
Disgruntled Worker Cuts Adelphia Cable
A former Adelphia service technician has been accused of sabotaging company property last Saturday, cutting more than 4,000 Vineyard residents off from cable television service for about 30 hours. Michael F. Kemly, 47, of Herring Creek Road in Edgartown, was charged Monday in Edgartown district court with 11 felony counts of malicious destruction of property…
Three Annual Town Meetings Open Tuesday: West Tisbury
West Tisbury voters will decide next week whether they want to spend $655,000 to purchase a private home in North Tisbury for use as a temporary town hall and, possibly, the future police station. The home, on the corner of State and Old Stage roads, is expected to be the center of debate at the…
Three Annual Town Meetings Open Tuesday: Oak Bluffs
A proposal to fund the design of a new town hall tops the warrant facing Oak Bluffs voters next Tuesday. Additional issues to come before the town meeting include a $20.3 million budget for the pending fiscal year, the expenditure of $94,000 in ferry embarkation fee revenue, and adding the North Bluff to the Cottage…
Three Annual town Meeings Open Tuesday
Restoration of Spring Building Earns Vineyard Haven Support
By ALEXIS TONTI
Tisbury voters dispatched with special town meeting in one hour Tuesday night, endorsing the creation of a town dog park, the restoration of the historic Tashmoo Spring building and the development of a comprehensive energy plan for the Island.
