Mary Oliver
The wind wags its many tails. And in the evening the piled firewood shifts a little, longing to be on its way. —Mary Oliver
August 7, 2007
Union Okays SSA Contract
Union Okays SSA Contract
Unlicensed Deck Hands Ratify Agreement With Management, Reversing Vote from June; Governors Vote Friday
By MIKE SECCOMBE
Some 200 employees of the Steamship Authority have voted to accept a new workplace agreement, substantially unchanged from the one they rejected last month.
Tell Me a Story – Susan Klein Captures Creative Living Award
Twenty-five years ago, Susan Klein leapt into the void, counting on her muse to catch her. She was 30 years old, born and raised in Oak Bluffs, but she just knew “it was time to go.”
“I had just bought the house, the mortgage was due,” she recalled. “I’d quit my job, I…
Two Of Us: Mitch Posin and Clarissa Allen
She grew up in Chilmark, the twelfth generation of an Island farming family. He was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., the grandson of Jewish immigrants. He had never farmed and she was all set to move to Boston. But life, horses and a flock of sheep intervened. Thirty-two years later Mitchell Posin and Clarissa Allen talk…
Bungled Bank Heist at Sovereign Branch Puzzles Town Police
Young Golfer Tony Grillo Wins State Championship
By JIM HICKEY
In a victory that was as improbable as it was thrilling, Island golf sensation Tony Grillo overcame a seven-stroke deficit in the early going and sank a dramatic birdie putt on the final hole of the final day to capture his…
Scientists Describe Changes Wrought by Global Warming
Having lived in the Midwest for a few years, Woods Hole Research Center scientist Dr. Michael T. Coe knows that global warming sounds good to some ears – it implies shorter winters and higher temperatures.
Effort Seeks to Revive Sandplain Flora
Ever since cultivation began on the Vineyard, farmers have tried to enrich the nutrient-poor soils of the Island's sandplain grassland. Now scientists are beginning a five-year experiment on the Island trying to achieve the exact opposite. At a cost of some $700,000, The Nature Conservancy and Marine Biological Laboratory will try various ways of de-enriching…
