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 9, 2005
Edgartown Set for Tax Review
Edgartown Set for Tax Review
Local Assessments Bureau Studies Abatements on Chappaquiddick; Officials on Island and Beyond Monitor West Tisbury Case
By IAN FEIN
One week after testimony concluded in the protracted West Tisbury property tax appeal, a Massachusetts Department of Revenue bureau chief confirmed that the state will…
Steamship Authority Projects Rate Hikes on Vineyard Route for the Coming Year
Steamship Authority Projects Rate Hikes on Vineyard Route for the Coming Year
By JAMES KINSELLA
Steamship Authority managers confirmed yesterday that they expect to recommend rate increases for the coming year on the state-chartered boat line that provides the only year-round car and passenger service to the two Islands.
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School Boards Scramble to Cover Transportation in Time for Opening Day
School Boards Scramble to Cover Transportation in Time for Opening Day
By RACHEL KOVAC
Uncertainty surrounding school transportation ran down to the wire this week, with a flurry of emergency meetings that resulted in a patched together plan to carry Vineyard children to school.
Bussing on the first day…
Battle to Save Otis Loses Key Round in Federal Court
The fight to keep Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod open took another hit yesterday, when a federal judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order to keep the base from closing. The ruling by the Hon. George A. O'Toole Jr., a federal district court judge in Boston, adds another element of…
Record Herring Creek Farm Sale Investigated by Senate Committee
An investigation by the Committee on Finance for the United States Senate has thrust The Nature Conservancy and its conservation buyer program under a spotlight, and along with it the record $64 million sale of the Herring Creek Farm in Edgartown. The Conservancy bought Herring Creek Farm from owners Neil and Monte Wallace four years…
Fishermen Press Ideas for Harborfront
Fishermen Press Ideas for Harborfront
By RACHEL KOVAC
Commercial and charter fishermen jammed a public forum this week to air their concerns about a plan by the new owners of the Navigator Restaurant to relocate the dinghy docks on the Edgartown harborfront.
Gone Fishing: Anglers Gear Up as Tournament Hits Milestone
If you need to talk to Steve Morris this weekend, you probably won’t find him working behind the counter at his store, Dick’s Bait and Tackle, in Oak Bluffs.
If you are looking to chew the fat with Patrick Jenkinson at Up-Island Automotive in West Tisbury, you are also probably going to be…
