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
August 19, 2005
State Health Officials Document Increase in Tick-Borne Illnesses
State Health Officials Document Increase in Tick-Borne Illnesses
By BRIEN HEFLER
Massachusetts public health officials have confirmed eight cases of tularemia on the Island this year, the highest number since 2000, when 15 people were diagnosed. The report raises the number of confirmed tularemia cases to 37 since the summer of 2000…
Boat Line Will Purchase Replacement
Boat Line Will Purchase Replacement Fast Ferry to Ply Nantucket Route
By James Kinsella Gazette Senior Writer
NANTUCKET – If at first you don’t get it right, spend almost $10 million to do it again. That is the approach taken by the Steamship Authority, whose board of governors yesterday approved spending…
MVC Chairman Blazes Housing Trail
MVC Chairman Blazes Housing Trail
By IAN FEIN
A pending proposal by the chairman of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to carve a one-acre affordable housing lot off her West Tisbury property has drawn criticism from one of the Island’s most vocal affordable housing advocates who lives next door.
Planning…
Grand Illumination Spins Annual Magic in Evening Off from Downtown Streets
Even before the lanterns were lit for the 136th Grand Illumination the grounds of the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association were aglow with lights. Children and adults streamed into the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs with blue, green and red glow sticks, glowing necklaces and flashing earrings. The annual event is one of the cornerstones…
Report Shows Cod Is Down
Fisheries scientists reported this week that despite the tightest fishing regulations in history, cod stocks on Georges Bank declined as much as 23 per cent between 2001 to 2004. And when the numbers are counted for 2005, the picture may be even worse. Commercial landings of Georges Bank cod by fishermen have also seen a…
Agricultural Society Annual Fair Begins with Blue Skies, Sunshine
It may be only a few minutes shy of 10:30 in the morning, but as Rocky Magnuson reminds the stream of people walking by, it’s never too early to enjoy a little kettle corn.
