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
January 26, 2007
Former Gazette Columnist Dies at 85
Nancy Coles Hegeman Stephens, a fourth-generation East Chop seasonal resident, and for more than 50 years the Gazette’s East Chop correspondent, died Jan. 14 in Charlotte, N.C. after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Page P. Stephens.
Name Change for Cottage City Marks Birthday
On an Island well known for celebrating anniversaries of all sorts, the town of Oak Bluffs this week quietly passed a milestone with nary a mention or nod. There was no celebration in Ocean Park, no ringing of bells in town churches, and no plaques or statues were dedicated.
Oak Bluffs Town Administrator Defends Salary Hike Decision
Oak Bluffs selectmen at their regular meeting Tuesday took a hard line on how raises and bonuses should be awarded to town employees, asking town administrator Michael Dutton to involve the board in such matters in the future.
After the news surfaced last week that Mr. Dutton had approved a pay raise and…
Energy DCPC Gains Support
Energy DCPC Gains Support
Annual Town Meeting Initiative to Create Islandwide District for Energy Conservation Moves Ahead Slowly
By IAN FEIN
A first-of-its-kind initiative that would allow the Vineyard to regulate its own energy use is slowly gathering steam.
SSA Ferry Ready for Sea Journey from Mississippi to Fairhaven
The ferry Island Home is set to make the long trip home. Steamship Authority general manager Wayne Lamson said this week that the double-ended, $32 million car and passenger ferry is due to leave the VT Halter shipyard at Moss Point, Miss., this weekend to make the 2,000-mile trip to the Steamship Authority maintenance facility…
Garage Case Is Heard by Judge
Garage Case Is Heard by Judge
Town Counsel Presses in Court to Have Moujabber Garage Demolished as Ordered, Calling it Hideous
By IAN FEIN
A three-story North Bluff garage built in open violation of town zoning laws three years ago is an illegal eyesore and must come down now,…
