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
June 12, 2007
Friends Turn Out to Honor Eleanor Pearlson
Eleanor Pearlson had plenty to celebrate last weekend. After work on Friday, her friends, colleagues put on a 40th anniversary party for her real estate business, Tea Lane Associates on State Road in West Tisbury. Adding to the festivity, they also took the opportunity to honor her 86th birthday, which was this past Saturday.…
Apellate Tax Board Releases Findings in West Tisbury Case
Appellate Tax Board Releases Findings in West Tisbury Case
By IAN FEIN
West Tisbury assessors did not discriminate against town resident William W. Graham and their valuation system is fundamentally sound, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board said last week in its long-awaited legal ruling on a high-profile property tax case that…
YMCA Backers Trumpet Plan to Build Pool, Youth Facility
YMCA Backers Trumpet Plan to Build Pool, Youth Facility
By IAN FEIN
Boosters for the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard last week described to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission what they say will be a life-changing new facility for the Island, providing young families, high school students and the entire community with a…
Sengekontacket Closed to Shellfishing; Bacteria Counts Extremely High
Sengekontacket Pond has been closed to shellfishing due to high levels of dangerous bacteria found in tests last week.
Water quality testing showed fecal coliform bacteria at levels well above the safe level for shellfish consumption at eight of nine testing stations on the pond. The contamination level at the ninth testing station…
Lawmakers Say School Aid Is Likely
At a small gathering in the Oak Bluffs library on Friday morning, state Sen. Robert O’Leary and Rep. Eric T. Turkington all but guaranteed financial aid to the four Island towns that will be negatively affected by a state formula that realigns regional high school assessments in the coming fiscal year.
The four…
Color of Hospital Facade Unsettled
Red, Gray or Yellow Brick Debated Among Neighbors and at Commission; Final Approval Is Mere Formality
After countless hours of planning and public hearings, and years of fund-raising that to date has netted $45 million in cash and pledges, the renovation and expansion of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has come down to one…
Pomp and Circumstance: High School Graduates Take Stage at Tabernacle
Pomp and Circumstance: High School Graduates Take Stage at Tabernacle
By KATE BRANNEN
