Dylan Thomas
The birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. – Dylan Thomas
November 17, 2006
Vito Capizzo, a Nantucket Legend
As a 10-year-old boy in Sicily, Vito Capizzo was a sporting heretic. He never liked soccer, the sports obsession of his birth country. “Never liked it,” said the Nantucket football coach. And 56 years since his arrival in America, after more than 40 years coaching high school football, Mr. Capizzo has more reason than…
Enthusiasm Builds for Farm Agency
Enthusiasm Builds for Farm Agency
By IAN FEIN
Just over a decade ago, the Massachusetts state government cut funding for the Dukes County Cooperative Extension Service and forced closure of the popular Island program, which provided useful resources for Vineyard farmers.
Today, with a resurgence of small-scale agriculture spreading…
Enthusiasm Builds for Farm Agency
Just over a decade ago, the Massachusetts state government cut funding for the Dukes County Cooperative Extension Service and forced closure of the popular Island program, which provided useful resources for Vineyard farmers.
Today, with a resurgence of small-scale agriculture spreading across the country and taking hold here on the Vineyard, the state…
Town, Tribe Pact on Land Use Nears Decision; Attorneys Press for Accord
Town, Tribe Pact on Land Use Nears Decision; Attorneys Press for Accord
By IAN FEIN
After a three-month stalemate, a proposed land use agreement between town and tribal officials in Aquinnah is approaching a tipping point, but leaders on both sides remain unsure which way it will fall.
Vineyard Hopes to Keep the Island Cup in Big Game on Nantucket Tomorrow
With all the hype surrounding tomorrow's Island Cup game between the Vineyard and Nantucket, it's easy to overlook that at its core, it's only a game. Unlike in previous years, when the contest often determined whether the Vineyarders or the Whalers made the playoffs, the only thing on the line this year is bragging rights…
Paul Dulac Resigns to Seek New Job as Superintendent
Paul Dulac Resigns to Seek New Job as Superintendent
Edgartown School principal G. Paul Dulac resigned his post on Wednesday night, after deciding to remain in the running for school superintendent in Marblehead, where he is a finalist.
Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James Weiss said he asked for Mr. Dulac’s resignation…
Lobbied by Longtime Tisbury Merchants, Selectmen Reduce Commercial Tax Rate
The Tisbury selectmen lowered the tax rate for businesses, agreed to review a draft warrant article to introduce beer and wine in town and took steps to regulate taxi companies more efficiently in a three-and-a-half hour meeting on Tuesday night.
