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
January 19, 2007
Humorist Art Buchwald Dies at Home at Age 81
Art Buchwald, the familiar, funny and irreverent Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper columnist whose decision to refuse kidney dialysis and end his life earned him international acclaim early last year, died peacefully at home late Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. He was 81.
Shellfishermen File Application for Offshore Blue Mussel Farm
Several shellfishermen and fishermen are taking a first step on a long road to raise blue mussels for market in Vineyard waters. Rick Karney, director of the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group, the project's principal investigator, has applied for a state grant to fund half of a $28,730 feasibility project.Blue mussels are a highly prized shellfish.…
Field Club Backers Pull Project Plans
Faced with Denial by Board of Appeals, Developers of Katama Private Club Withdraw Application for Now
In an unexpected turn, the applicants for an upscale members-only recreational club in Katama abruptly withdrew their application at a zoning board of appeals meeting Tuesday, after two members of the board said they intended to vote…
Town Administrator Grants a Pay Raise to Building Official
Oak Bluffs officials were surprised to learn this week that town administrator Michael Dutton approved a pay raise and job reclassification for building inspector Jerry Wiener in October without the approval or knowledge of the selectmen.
South Coast Conference Drops Vineyard
After posting a 17-3-2 record, the Martha’s Vineyard high school boys’ soccer celebrated its first conference title this past fall – a feat even more impressive considering it was the team’s first year as a member of the South Coast Conference.
Nobody could have guessed at the time the title might have been…
Superintendent Manages Year of Change
As 2007 gets under way, the Vineyard schools are swimming in challenges.
The West Tisbury School principal left for active Marine duty last weekend, the Edgartown School principal leaves today after resigning in November, the Oak Bluffs School principal will take a leave of absence next year and one of two assistant superintendents…
Cong. Delahunt Takes the Floor in the Majority
After a busy week on the floor, Cong. Willliam Delahunt could not refrain from putting his feet up on his desk to rest. “It’s been frenetic,” he said last Friday, taking a short break in his House office across the street from the Capitol.
