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
September 2, 2005
Red Cross Will Sponsor Training for Volunteers
Red Cross Will Sponsor Training for Volunteers
In response to a surge of calls from Vineyard residents wanting to help with disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Martha’s Vineyard Chapter of the American Red Cross will offer a special training session for volunteers on Saturday.
The all-day training…
Hospital Campaign Sees More Pledges
Hospital Campaign Sees More Pledges
Capital Fundraising for New Building Inches Up from $20 to $25 Million; Trustees to Target More Donors
By JAMES KINSELLA
When seasonal Edgartown residents Robert and Sheila Hoerle were asked to donate money to help rebuild the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, they were happy to…
Statistics Show Weekly Trash Cycle
In the first week of August, four towns on the Vineyard sent 345 tons of garbage to the mainland. Things Islanders threw away ranged from a bicycle that a child outgrew to trash left over from a summer party. Records from the Martha's Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery District show that in one seven-day…
Evnironmental Hazards Found on Island
Environmental Hazards Found on Island
By JAMES KINSELLA
Recycling is driven by a desire to better protect the environment.
But a tour of Vineyard transfer stations over the past week revealed instances where recycled materials might have been hurting rather than helping.
The tour by a Gazette reporter…
Key Witnesses End Longest Tax Appeal
Key Witnesses End Longest Tax Appeal Case
By IAN FEIN
BOSTON – On the final day of a protracted property tax appeal hearing that poses broad implications for West Tisbury, selectman John Early yesterday undercut critical testimony from the town’s principal assessor.
Mr. Early bracketed the case as both…
Katrina’s Wake: Devastation of Hurricane Touches Life on Vineyard
Katrina’s Wake: Devastation of Hurricane Touches Life on Vineyard
By James Kinsella Gazette Senior Writer
Devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina may delay the delivery of the new Steamship Authority ferry Island Home for six months or more.
But the likely postponement of the new $30.5 million ferry for the Vineyard…
Simmering Labor Dispute Leaves Bussing Unsettled for Start of School Year
Simmering Labor Dispute Leaves Bussing Unsettled for Start of School Year
By RACHEL KOVAC
Vineyard schools superintendent James Weiss fielded his first controversy this week when a simmering labor dispute between bus drivers and the company under contract with the school district bubbled into the public arena.
