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 12, 2005
Vineyard House Plan Wins Approval Amid Praise for Community Benefits
Vineyard House Plan Wins Approval Amid Praise for Community Benefits
By IAN FEIN
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week unanimously and enthusiastically approved a new Tisbury campus for Vineyard House, a grass roots Island program that runs homes for Island men and women in the early stages of recovery from alcohol and…
Tisbury Street Fair Draws Throngs for a Rain Check
Put off a day due to the torrential rain, the town of Vineyard Haven staged its birthday celebration with the usual overabundance of food, drink and merry making that make the Tisbury Street Fair a summer tradition of the first magnitude. And the delay worked out just as well: Saturday evening the skies were blue…
Town Attorney Grills Landowner as Tax Hearing Grows Longer
Town Attorney Grills Landowner as Tax Hearing Grows Longer
By IAN FEIN
During a tense two and a half days of cross-examination, West Tisbury resident William W. Graham revealed in a legal hearing last week that a private real estate appraiser valued one of his property parcels at a substantially higher…
U.S. Coast Guard Orders Increased Ferry Security After London Bombings
The United States Coast Guard has ordered the Steamship Authority and Hy-Line Cruises to increase security measures on their ferries following the terrorist bomb attacks in London last Thursday. Coast Guard officials said they are not sounding an alarm, but are simply taking necessary precautions following the London attacks, which as of mid-day yesterday had…
From Rotary Phones to Wireless, Cuttyhunk Enters Electronic Age
When it comes to telephone service, Cuttyhunk may be going cutting edge.
As part of a plan to upgrade service on the island, part of the town of Gosnold, Verizon has proposed putting up a 45-foot pole on town property on Tower Hill Road.
