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
April 6, 2007
State Approves Cape Wind Plan
State Approves Cape Wind Plan
Secretary of Environment Clears Jim Gordon’s Wind Farm; Federal Review Expected to Last Through Year
By IAN FEIN
The state’s top environmental official ruled last week that developers of the Cape Wind project have fulfilled their environmental review requirements on the state level, and…
Cost of Living Found Shockingly High Here
The cost of living on Martha’s Vineyard is about 60 per cent above the national average, and housing costs are almost double, according to a study carried out by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.
Across all indices, or categories measured, from groceries to health care to transport and utilities, the Island was far more…
Energy Question Goes to Voters
Energy Question Goes to Voters
As Climate Change Takes Over the Conscience of a Nation, Vineyard Towns to Decide Fate of Energy District
By IAN FEIN
When Island residents file into auditoriums next week to conduct the annual business of their towns, voters in three towns will face a…
Those Who Hire Foreign Workers See Maze of Red Tape This Year
Peter Martell, owner of the Wesley Hotel in Oak Bluffs, is in deep trouble with his summer staffing. He opens for the season next month, and he has just learned he will not get the staff he needs to make the place run.
“I’m opening May 3 and I’ve got three desk clerks…
Homecoming: Family, Friends Gather to Greet Naval Reservist
Naval reservist Matthew Bradley of West Tisbury returned home Saturday afternoon from a 10-month volunteer tour of duty that included seven months in Iraq, serving as a medical corpsman with a U.S. Marines unit.
Sewer Department Autonomy Topic for Town Meeting Debate
Wastewater officials in Oak Bluffs say that an article on Tuesday’s annual town meeting warrant would bring necessary changes to the department, some critics are questioning the logic of a proposal that would hand considerably more power to the wastewater commission.
