Jane Kenyon
I am the stone step, the latch, and the working hinge. I am the heart contracted by joy, the longest hair, white before the rest.-Jane Kenyon
January 20, 2006
West Tisbury Voters Acquiesce on Bills
West Tisbury Voters Acquiesce on Bills
By IAN FEIN
West Tisbury voters at a special town meeting this week reversed their previous opposition and agreed to pay $150,000 in legal bills associated with the Graham property tax case against town assessors. The vote came almost exactly two months after a town…
Abandoning Draft Pact, Town, Tribe Call Summit
Abandoning Draft Pact, Town, Tribe Call Summit
By IAN FEIN
Town and tribal officials in Aquinnah this week agreed to set aside a preliminary but controversial document that had outlined an unusual joint land use regulatory venture. The two governments will instead start anew and work together in an open forum…
Student-Run Program Provides Safe Rides for Teens at Night, Despite Many Obstacles
The students manning the phones at the Hebrew Center on this January night are there to kick off the first night of the 2006 SafeRides season. The student-run program provides a free and confidential ride home to any student of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School who is not in a condition to drive safely…
Property Tax Bills Out, Also Up in Four of Six Vineyard Towns
Property Tax Bills Out, Also Up in Four of Six Vineyard Towns
By IAN FEIN
Property tax bills are out – and up – in four of the six Island towns. But property owners in Edgartown and West Tisbury will not see their new assessments or tax bills for another few…
Sea Dog: Captain van Nes Dedicates Years to Sailing Dream
The long, slender vessel with the mast towering high above Edgartown is one part sailboat and one part floating workshop. On the deck, old saw horses and scraps of faded wood are scattered around the stern, and multicolored patches of epoxy and resin stain the fiberglass. The coaming around the cockpit is under construction, and…
Preservation Versus Renovation: Old Cottage Caught in Crossfire
The Bird’s Nest is not a house quickly forgotten.
Built in the Highlands section of East Chop 130 years ago, around the time that the United States was celebrating its first century, the whimsical cottage is painted green and embellished with Victorian architectural details such as corbels, St. Andrew’s crosses and a three-story…
County Boards Collide Again
County Boards Collide Again
Two Resignations Are Tendered, Two Appointments Rescinded on Airport Commission; Confusion Now Reigns
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
Resignations and rescinded appointments Tuesday shattered the fragile peace between the Dukes County Commission and the Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission.
