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
November 25, 2005
MVC Quizzes Hospital Again
MVC Quizzes Hospital Again
Commission Questions Decision to Locate $42 Million Building at Current Eastville Location; Study Committee Appointed
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital officials said last week that no Island site other than the current one makes sense for the construction of a new…
Sheriff Defends Prison Transfers
Last week’s arrival of a Saudi prince as an inmate at the Edgartown House of Correction is part of a continuing practice in which the Vineyard facility has housed prisoners from off-Island.
Santa Claus Lady: Red Stocking Begins Season Helping Needy
More than a decade ago Ida (Buzzy) Gardner wrote a story about a woman who brought small toys to young children on Martha’s Vineyard. The Santa Claus Lady was her name, and as the story goes she “brought Christmas in tiny packages wrapped in odd pieces of paper tightly tied with bits of ribbon.”
Smells Like French Fries, Runs the Car; Earth-Friendly Biodiesel Catches On
Smells Like French Fries, Runs the Car; Earth-Friendly Biodiesel Catches On
By BRIEN HEFLER
You’ve been following the car in front of you for miles. No matter where you both go, you cannot escape a vague but persistent smell of French fries. But nobody in the car ahead is eating anything. Hunger begins to set…
Chilmark Voters Reject Home Port Plan
After a two-hour debate that weighed the future of Menemsha against the town's other priorities, Chilmark voters this week passed on an opportunity to buy the Home Port restaurant and adjoining pondfront properties for $3.9 million. In a near-record turnout for a special town meeting, 223 voters – more than 25 per cent of those…
Preschool Enriches Elementary Learning
When four-year-old Dashiell Christy begins his day at the Chilmark Preschool, he decides which activity he wants to do first – playdough, blocks, or maybe making a pot of pretend coffee in a miniature kitchen. This morning, Dashiell – or Dash, as his classmates call him – chose blocks. Choice is a central tenet of…
Island Cup Victory Punctuates Season
With less than four minutes left in the Martha's Vineyard-Nantucket football game Saturday, several Vineyard players snuck up behind special teams, linebacker and tight end coach Stephen Barbee and doused him with a large Gatorade bucket full of ice water. The traditional prank was a fitting end to the afternoon for a coach who saw…
