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
January 6, 2006
Visual Survey Cites Need for Open Space
Town-Tribe Pact Aired in Public
Government Leaders Discuss Origins of Proposed Agreement for Land Use Review Process, Schedule Comment Sessions
By IAN FEIN
Days after news surfaced about an untested regulatory venture proposed between the town of Aquinnah and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), town and tribal…
Town-Tribe Pact Aired in Public
Town-Tribe Pact Aired in Public
Government Leaders Discuss Origins of Proposed Agreement for Land Use Review Process, Schedule Comment Sessions
By IAN FEIN
Days after news surfaced about an untested regulatory venture proposed between the town of Aquinnah and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), town and tribal…
Citizens Group to Study Alcohol
Citizens Group to Study Alcohol Initiative
By MAX HART
The Tisbury selectmen this week appointed the first members of an advisory group that will consider the sale of alcoholic beverages in the historically dry town, launching the formal exploration of a proposal that has long been a flashpoint for residents.
Lookout Tavern Expansion Plan Triggers Commission Referral
Lookout Tavern Expansion Plan Triggers Commission Referral
By IAN FEIN
The Oak Bluffs building inspector last week referred the proposed demolition and expansion of the Lookout Tavern on Sea View avenue extension to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission as a potential development of regional impact (DRI).
The commission will decide…
Name Change in Store for Landmark Nightclub
Name Change in Store for Landmark Nightclub
By IAN FEIN
The Hot Tin Roof nightclub will reopen under another name this spring, after the sale of the 1979 landmark Vineyard nightclub is finalized.
Hospital Wins Critical Approval from State in Push to Expand at Oak Bluffs Campus
Hospital Wins Critical Approval from State in Push to Expand at Oak Bluffs Campus
By JAMES KINSELLA
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has won a crucial approval from the state for a planned $42 million expansion and renovation at its Linton Lane campus in Oak Bluffs.
The state Public Health Council…
Chanteyman: Gale Huntington Preserves Songs of Whaling Era
E. Gale Huntington, the late Vineyard fisherman, farmer, school teacher and historian, is regarded as an icon in many circles, especially among folk musicians and those who are interested in maritime lore.
Foot Traffic Drops on Boatline Ferries
Fewer passengers rode the Steamship Authority ferries last year, continuing a trend under way since the turn of the millennium. The boat line, which provides the only year-round passenger and vehicle service to the Islands, carried 2,609,835 passengers last year, off 63,324 or 2.4 per cent from 2004. Passenger traffic on the Vineyard route fell…
Commission Establishes Airport Manager Salary, Discounts Prior Compact
Commission Establishes Airport Manager Salary, Discounts Prior Compact
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
Disregarding a prior agreement on airport governance, the Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission last night agreed to pay its new airport manager outside the Dukes County employee pay scale.
