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
October 7, 2005
Rescued Turtles Return to Ocean Home
A green sea turtle named Quiddick that was rescued from the chilly waters of Cape Pogue Pond 11 months ago reentered Vineyard waters last Friday as a fully recovered wild animal. A crew of New England Aquarium personnel, together with a veterinarian with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries service in Woods Hole, watched…
Landowner Offers to Settle Tax Case
Landowner Offers to Settle Tax Case
William Graham Hand Delivers Letter Asking the West Tisbury Selectmen to Intervene with Assessors
By IAN FEIN
West Tisbury resident William W. Graham appealed to the town selectmen this week to intervene in his costly tax case with the assessors and help negotiate…
Scallop Season Opens on Island with Mixed Forecast for Harvest
Reviewing an Edgartown town report from the 1920s, town shellfish constable Paul Bagnall said two of the highest paid town officials were the police chief and shellfish constable. At the time, he said, the constable routinely oversaw between 150 and 200 licensed shellfishermen. Today there are 49 commercial bay scallop fishermen in Edgartown. The decline…
Tisbury Selectmen Carry Gripes About Schedules to Boat Line Port Council
HYANNIS – In the latest skirmish in the continuing battle between the Tisbury board of selectmen and the Steamship Authority, the port council yesterday backed a boat line plan to shift three summer trips from Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs. The decision by the council, which advises the SSA board of governors, came over the…
Tackle Box Lure Shopping Stirs Memories of the Big One
Lure Shopping Stirs Memories of the Big One
By MAX HART
It comes as no surprise that Steve Amaral has a unique collection of stories and secrets hiding inside his tackle bag.
Here Lies Miss Cornell, Beneath Weeds
To find the small plot of land that celebrates one of the Island’s most famous and respected residents, just stroll up to the back of the building that bears her name.
Hot Tin Roof Under Agreement for Sale to Rosenthal Brothers
Hot Tin Roof Under Agreement for Sale to Rosenthal Brothers
By JULIA WELLS
The Hot Tin Roof, the 26-year-old Vineyard nightclub that has weathered the bumps of age alongside the baby-boomers who were its first patrons in 1979, is slated to be sold to new owners before the end of the…
Blue Heron Farm at Tiah’s Cove Is Sold for $20.35 Million
Blue Heron Farm, the sprawling gentleman’s farm overlooking Tiah’s Cove in Chilmark and West Tisbury that was the former residence of the late M. Anthony (Tony) Fisher and his wife Anne, was sold last week to a Mississippi couple for $20.35 million.
The buyers are William and Mollie Van Devender of Jackson, Miss.
