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
October 27, 2006
Senior Moment: Elderly Housing Ready to Open Three Buildings
A quarter century ago, an elderly woman lived in an unwinterized house on Lambert's Cove Road with no running water and no car. Every day, she walked into town for water. In the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs, many seniors confined themselves to one room in the winter because their uninsulated homes were too expensive…
Eric Turkington Recounts Service to Vineyard on Needs, Issues
Eric Turkington Recounts Service to Vineyard On Needs, Issues
By JAMES KINSELLA
Eric Turkington, who has represented Martha’s Vineyard in the state house of representatives since 1989, said he can drive through every town on the Island and see projects and initiatives that he helped make happen.
Mr. Turkington,…
Mr. Sollitto Emphasizes Court Expertise
And this year, for the first time since he took the job in 1976, superior court clerk Joseph E. Sollitto Jr. faces a challenge for his seat. The court clerk is elected every six years in Dukes County.
Judge Backs MVC in Robinson Case
Judge Backs MVC in Robinson Case
Superior Court Says Decision to Deny Expansion for Hotel, Racquet Club Was Reasonable, Not Arbitrary
By JULIA WELLS
A superior court judge ruled yesterday that the Martha’s Vineyard Commission did not stray outside the lines of its authority when it rejected an expansion…
Returning Home to West Tisbury with Sunny Outlook on Farming
Returning Home to West Tisbury with Sunny Outlook on Farming
By IAN FEIN
Emily Fischer feels privileged to have grown up as she has – on her family’s Flat Point Farm in West Tisbury – among sheep, chickens and bales of hay spread out over more than 100 acres fronting Tisbury…
Congressman Bill Delahunt Brings Word from Washington: Democrats Have Hope
Cong. William Delahunt describes himself as an eternal optimist. Still, his optimism comes easier now than it did four years ago.
Opposition to the agenda of President Bush and, in particular, his Iraq war were not so popular back then. Today he finds himself on the right side of history and the popular…
SSA Set to Vote on Fare Hikes Thursday at Cornell Theatre
When the Steamship Authority board of governors convenes next Thursday morning at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, Vineyard governor Marc Hanover anticipates voting for across-the-board rate increases to fund next year’s $78.3 million budget.
But he said it will be the last time.
“We really have to get a handle on this,”…
Dan Larkosh Advocates Reform in Workings of Superior Court
SSA Set to Vote on Fare Hikes Thursday at Cornell Theatre
By JAMES KINSELLA
When the Steamship Authority board of governors convenes next Thursday morning at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, Vineyard governor Marc Hanover anticipates voting for across-the-board rate increases to fund next year\’s $78.3 million budget.
But he…
Jim Powell Stresses Island Roots in Campaign for State Rep. Seat
Jim Powell Stresses Island Roots in Campaign for Legislative Seat
By JAMES KINSELLA
Jim Powell of West Tisbury, the Republican candidate for the Cape and Islands state representative seat, is emphasizing the value of his connection to the Vineyard.
“We need a new, fresh, effective, results-oriented representative who really…
