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
July 25, 2006
SSA Ferry Island Home Launches with Fanfare at Mississippi Boat Yard
MOSS POINT, MISS. – Marking history for the Steamship Authority and its fleet of ferries that ply the routes between the Cape and Islands, the Island Home – a 255-foot, double-ended ferry that will replace the venerable MV Islander – was launched Friday morning at the Gulf Coast shipyard where she was built. More than…
Jenney Lane Dispute Comes to an End
Jenney Lane Dispute Comes to an End
Edgartown Affordable Housing Project Is Now Back on Track for Building After Long Delay in the Courts
By IAN FEIN
A two-year legal dispute over the Jenney Lane affordable housing project was settled last week only days before a scheduled trial date,…
Celebration Saturday to Honor Life of Della Brown Hardman
Celebration Saturday to Honor Life of Della Brown Hardman
The message on her telephone answering machine and the closing for her letters, columns and e-mails was always the same: Savor the moment, she said.
Della Louise Brown Hardman, artist, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher and columnist for the Vineyard Gazette, died suddenly…
Shark Tournament Sees Little Conflict
Large Crowds Gather for Monster Catch, Children in Tow
Marcus Benker, 11, of Holyoke, had never seen a live shark prior to the Boston Big Game Fishing Club’s Monster Shark Tournament in Oak Bluffs this weekend.
So when he first glimpsed a 321-pound blue shark on Saturday strapped to the back…
Commission Accepts the Nomination of Mullen Way as Critical District
Commission Accepts the Nomination of Mullen Way as Critical District
By IAN FEIN
Suggesting that historical middle-class neighborhoods might be of irreplaceable value to the Island, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week unanimously agreed to consider a narrow tree-lined street in Edgartown for designation as a district of critical planning concern (DCPC).
