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
July 8, 2005
Landscaper Contracts Tularemia in Case Considered Unusual
The Vineyard’s first tularemia case of the year, a 50-year-old male landscaper, may have contracted the potentially fatal disease after handling a dead rabbit he found while working in Edgartown, state public health officials said this week.
Wampanoag Tribe Drops Appeal in Federal court; State High Ruling Prevails
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) announced this week that it will not appeal the landmark sovereignty case to the United States Supreme Court.
The decision means that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) decision from late last year will be allowed to stand, and the case will now return to the…
Pond Stays Closed for Further Study
Pond Stays Closed for Further Study
State Environmental Affairs Secretary Rejects Land Bank Management Plan at Lambert’s Cove Road Kettle Pond
BOSTON – Citing concerns about potential impacts to water quality and protected species, the Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs last month denied the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank management plan for…
Main Street Campaign Begins in Edgartown
Main Street Campaign Begins in Edgartown
By RACHEL KOVAC
A group of Edgartown business owners have launched an ambitious campaign to revitalize the heart of downtown, from voluntary facade improvements to strolling a capella singers to the return of Christmas in Edgartown.
Slippery Work: American Eels Are in Decline; Species Studied
The American eel, once as abundant as shellfish in Island coastal ponds and rivers and all along the Atlantic seaboard, is in such decline that the federal government is considering placing it on the list of endangered species. On Wednesday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened a 90-day public comment period on whether to…
