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
January 5, 2007
Energy Politics: Cape Wind Plan Sees Potential in Year Ahead
Cape Wind Plan Sees Potential in Year Ahead
By IAN FEIN
Beginning today, developers of the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound will face a new political landscape as they continue their bid to build the nation’s first offshore wind farm.
Gov. Deval L. Patrick, an ardent Cape Wind…
One of Three Affordable Lots on Chappy Disappears in Sale
One young Island family’s dream of building an affordable home on Chappaquiddick hit a roadblock last month when a Marblehead couple that owns a summer home next door purchased the land out from underneath them.
Land Bank Revenues Drop in Calendar Year 2006
Receipts by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank from property sales on the Island fell almost eight per cent in 2006, reflecting the general slowing of the real estate market.
The figures also point to a growing polarization of a market in which higher end properties continue to sell well, while sales at the…
Principal at West Tisbury School Is Called to Active Duty in Iraq
West Tisbury School principal Michael A. Halt, a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, was called back to active duty this week and will leave for training in just over a week to prepare for a tour of duty in Iraq.
Mr. Halt received the official letter on Wednesday and…
Traffic Flat on Boatline Ferries; Commuter Book Rules to Ease
In an attempt to lift passenger numbers, the Steamship Authority is expected to ease restrictions on the use of ten-ticket discount books when governors meet on Tuesday.
Car and passenger traffic on the Vineyard run was flat in 2006. Statistics for the year to Dec. 21 show a rise in overall passenger…
Property Tax Bills Are Out on Island: Edgartown Drops; Other Towns Rise
Property Tax Bills Are Out on Island: Edgartown Drops; Other Towns Rise
By IAN FEIN
Driven by ever-increasing municipal spending, average property tax bills in five of six Island towns rose yet again this year.
