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
July 4, 2006
Camp Jabberwocky Begins with Changed Leadership
The red bus is back, and so are the participants of Camp Jabberwocky, the longtime summer camp on Martha’s Vineyard for youths and adults with cerebral palsy.
Picture Postcards Miss the Cracks and Rot: Oak Bluffs Bandstand Badly Needs Fixing
When the Vineyard Haven Band plays in Ocean Park, the musicians hope no one arrives late and that nature does not call during the performance – because once the trapdoor goes down in the bandstand, there is no way in or out.
Funny Man in Vineyard Haven: Art Buchwald Arrives Home
Art Buchwald, the writer whose hospice stay turned into a lease on life, returned Saturday afternoon to his beloved Martha’s Vineyard.
Mr. Buchwald arrived at Martha’s Vineyard Airport at 12:30 p.m. in a private plane that flew directly from Washington Dulles International Airport. Family members then drove him to his home on Main…
Light at East Chop Celebrates Birthday with a House Party
People love lighthouses. When you enter the word into Google’s search engine, 44,800,000 sites pop up. There are lighthouse magazines, magnets and sweatshirts. The New England region even has its own fan group dedicated to the structure – New England Lighthouse Lovers. “Lighthouses are modern day castles,” said Craig Dripps, president of the East Chop…
Island Visitor Dies in Moped Accident
A woman visitor driving a moped down a straight stretch of the Edgartown-West Tisbury Road in West Tisbury on Sunday was killed after she reportedly lost control of the two-wheeled vehicle and struck a utility pole head-on.
MVC Approves High-End Club
Three Dissenting Commissioners Speak Out About Class Divide; Others Agree, But Vote Yes on Edgartown Field Club
Despite bluntly expressed concerns about the changing character of the Island and a widening economic divide among its residents, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week approved an upscale members-only recreational facility proposed for Katama.
Sea Scalloper Runs Aground Near Wasque
High seas and gusting winds over the weekend prevented the safe removal of a 71-foot fishing boat that washed onto Norton Point Beach Saturday morning.
