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
September 1, 2006
Historical Society Moves Ahead with $25 Million Building Plan
Historical Society Moves Ahead with $25 Million Building Plan
By JAMES KINSELLA
The Martha’s Vineyard Historical Society is pursuing an ambitious plan to triple its exhibition and storage space in a project that could cost about $25 million.
Society executive director Matthew Stackpole yesterday said that, if all goes…
Lagoon Drawbridge Replacement Work Begins Early 2007
Lagoon Drawbridge Replacement Work Begins Early 2007
By MAX HART
The first phase of the Lagoon Pond drawbridge replacement project – the construction of a temporary bridge on the pond side of the span – is now slated to begin in the new year rather than this fall as planned.
Dismissed Administrator Reaps Pay
Contrary to what was announced publicly at the time, former Oak Bluffs town administrator Casey Sharpe did not resign three months ago, but was terminated without cause by the selectmen – at her own request – triggering a clause in her contract that paid her more than $76,000 in salary and benefits.
Hospital Doctor Under Arrest Following Internet Drug Sting
A team of Island police officers arrested a Martha’s Vineyard Hospital doctor at his office Tuesday on an outstanding warrant from the state of California which charges him with illegally prescribing powerful diet pills over the Internet.
Dr. Gerald C. Morris, 35, is accused of being part of an international drug scheme involving…
Sleeper State Rule Changes to Affect Funding for Regional School Districts
While town and school officials up-Island continue their years-long debate over the fairness of their regional school district, the Massachusetts department of education is preparing to enforce statewide changes that could dramatically alter not only up-Island district finances, but also how every Vineyard town pays for the regional high school. State education officials are set…
Chappy Advocate: On His Bicycle, Siamak Adibi Ponders Peace
That guy peddling the old bicycle down the Chappaquiddick Road — he’s a ground-breaking nutritionist, a skilled sailor, a medical official for the last shah of Iran, and a strong critic of recent American policy toward his native land. Not to mention a passionate advocate for Chappy, where he and his wife have stayed…
