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
March 23, 2007
Oak Bluffs Will End Special Job Contracts
In response to a recent internal report which concluded the town had no legal authority to award special employment agreements and bonuses to several town employees in recent years, the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen on Tuesday unanimously voted to terminate all personal service contracts as of June 30.
Zoning Board Okays Hospital
Oak Bluffs Town Board Grants Hospital Request for Special Permit to Construct Larger Facility in Eastville Area The Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals last night unanimously approved a special permit for the $42 million renovation and expansion of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. The decision will allow the size of the overall campus and the…
Oak Bluffs Voters Will Take on Issues Including Housing Trust, Energy District
Oak Bluffs Town Board Grants Hospital Request for Special Permit to Construct Larger Facility in Eastville Area The Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals last night unanimously approved a special permit for the $42 million renovation and expansion of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. The decision will allow the size of the overall campus and the…
Tisbury Voters Will Consider Beer and Wine Sales at Eateries
A proposal to legalize the sale of beer and wine in restaurants and a request to buy a piece of property for $1.65 million for a new emergency services facility top the warrant for Tisbury’s annual town meeting on Tuesday, April 10.
The warrant also carries 14 spending requests to override Proposition 2…
Peep in the Night: Island Indulges in Yearly Passion for Pinkletinks
Something about the songs of those sneaky little night peepers we call pinkletinks is both timely and timeless.
Their peeps mark a specific time each year, that window when the world begins to thaw and a promise of warmer days hangs in the air, but they span the years, too, connecting people to…
Scant Vineyard Snowfall Helps Some Businesses, Hurts Others
In the middle of February, Kevco Professional Painting owner Kevin Morris normally would be painting indoors.
Instead, he was loading power washing equipment into his pickup truck to go work on a customer’s back deck.
Winter on the Vineyard typically is a far cry from being pleasant for outside work. But…
Island Disc Jockeys Find Fun in Sport That’s Not Quite Golf, Not Quite Frisbee
It’s winter, the wind is howling, the chill is to the bone, and the muddy spaces in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest’s Barnes Road lot are packed with cars. It’s Sunday morning, and a dozen or so people are congregating, readying themselves for a procession into the hidden depths. They are devotees of Frisbee…
