Mary Oliver
The wind wags its many tails. And in the evening the piled firewood shifts a little, longing to be on its way. —Mary Oliver
February 10, 2006
Visiting Nurse Merger Stalls
Visiting Nurse Merger Stalls
Talks Between Two Key Agencies to Form One Nursing Service Approach Time of Decision After Thirteen Months
By JULIA WELLS
Talks about a potential merger between the Island’s two visiting nurse agencies have reached a critical juncture, and the next few weeks will determine whether…
Commission Begins DRI Review of Red Gate Farm Estate Plan
The 366-acre Aquinnah estate known as Red Gate Farm – and described by the state Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program as one of the most important tracts of land in the commonwealth – was the subject of a public hearing at the Martha's Vineyard Commission last week. Property owners Caroline Kennedy and her husband…
Tension Inside Oak Bluffs Fire Department Leads to Emergency Services Separation
Tension Inside Oak Bluffs Fire Department Leads to Emergency Services Separation
By JAMES KINSELLA
Following mounting dissension in the Oak Bluffs fire department, the chairman of the board of selectmen moved this week to make the ambulance service a separate department.
Selectman and board chairman Gregory Coogan said he…
Direct Sale of Fish Eyed at Menemsha
Direct Sale of Fish Eyed at Menemsha
Chilmark Selectmen Explore Options on Waterfront
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
The Chilmark selectmen are exploring ways to enable fishermen to sell their catch directly at the Menemsha dock, part of their ongoing search for ways to support the fishing fleet and boost…
Fate of East Chop Parks Rests with High court in Richly Historic Case
An esoteric case that has implications for the future of small parks in Oak Bluffs and throughout the commonwealth was argued at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday. A decision is expected sometime in the next three months. On its surface the case is about three small wooded lots behind Crystal Lake on East…
Education Review Hands High Marks to Charter School
State Study Panel Hands High Marks to Charter School
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
A state education inspection team has given a mostly glowing evaluation of the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School in West Tisbury.
The team’s 42-page report, based on a visit to the school from Oct.…
Cemetery Man: Basil Welch Is Avid Collector, Chiefly of Stories
If you want to find Basil Welch, just pull into his Chilmark driveway and follow the signs.
Pass the one on the right that says Caution: Old Hunter Crossing, tacked to the tree on the edge of the yard.
Stay left of the working outhouse with the crescent moon cutout and…
