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 15, 2007
Cape Air Fleet Is Grounded
Following the discovery of a defective engine part, Cape Air grounded its entire fleet of Cessna 402 planes this week, disrupting travel plans for thousands of passengers and costing the respected commuter airline hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue.
Breach at Norton Point Beach Wreaks Havoc on Harbor Tides
Mariners beware. Tides and currents have changed dramatically in Edgartown harbor since the breach of Norton Point beach in April and the federal government has no plans to establish new tide or current tables soon. The power of the current in Edgartown Harbor is not only three times faster at Chappaquiddick Point, nobody yet knows…
More of Lagoon Pond Opened After Sengekontacket Closure
The entire Oak Bluffs side of Lagoon Pond was opened to shellfishing this week, in response to the forced closure of Sengekontacket Pond late last week due to high levels of bacteria.
Shellfish constable Dave Grunden said he had adjusted the management regime for Lagoon Pond to open early one area which had…
In the Reeds: Venture to Kill Invasive Plants Proceeds Warily
Walking along the shore of Black Point Pond in Chilmark, Richard Johnson of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation is nearly dwarfed by a thick stand of 12-foot high reeds.
Also called phragmites, the reeds are an invasive species that have formed a dense monoculture over what was once an open diverse habitat of native pondshore…
School Lunches Not All Healthy
School Lunches Not All Healthy
With Child Obesity Epidemic as a Backdrop, Island Schools Begin Paying More Attention to Lunchroom Nutrition
By IAN FEIN
On any given school day, students at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School are likely to eat a rather sophisticated lunch – featuring Japanese seaweed…
Neighbors Combat Veira Park Project
What seemed like a simple, homespun plan to improve and expand the baseball field at Veira Park in Oak Bluffs has evolved into an acrimonious bureaucratic tangle pitting a group of Little Leaguers against a group of neighbors worried about noise and traffic.
