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
August 10, 2007
Frank, Provocative Panel Speaks Out on Abortion
It’s been 34 years since the landmark court case that stamped out most state and federal laws banning or restricting abortion.
But a few of New England’s highly regarded women’s rights activists, who gathered in the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown for a panel discussion on Wednesday night, told the audience that Roe…
Community Services Hoped for More
Community Services Hoped for More
By KATE BRANNEN
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services is taking stock after its most important fundraiser of the year, the Possible Dreams Auction, raised far less than last year’s auction.
On Thursday afternoon, Community Services reported that $444,000 had been raised on Tuesday night, including…
Judge Orders Moujabber Garage Back to Copeland Board for a New Review
After three years of legal maneuvers, appeals and bitter accusations on both sides, a Dukes County superior court judge this week ruled that the three-story garage built by Joseph G. Moujabber without a permit in the North Bluff district of Oak Bluffs should not be demolished – for now. Instead, the judge ordered a new…
Polar Bears: Early Morning Ritual Marked by Acceptance
When we think of the Polar Bears of Martha’s Vineyard we think of tradition, acceptance,friendship, and now transition.
Political Fundraisers Heat Up in August
Political Fundraisers Heat Up in August
Four Presidential Hopefuls Will Appear on the Island Over Next Three Weeks: Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Romney
By MIKE SECCOMBE
August, as everyone knows, is the high season of the fundraiser, particularly the political fundraiser, on the Vineyard, the time when those with party…
Rain-Delayed Possible Dreams Raise $444,000
Rain-Delayed Possible Dreams Raise $444,000
By KATE BRANNEN
On Monday night, when people were meant to be gathered in the garden at the Harborside Inn in Edgartown for the Possible Dreams Auction, it poured rain and flashed lightning across the Island, vindicating the event’s organizers and their decision to enact the…
Rural West Tisbury May Favor Hens and Roosters – Legally
West Tisbury is zoned as a rural agricultural town and there is ample case law, some of it dating to the early 20th century, that supports the rights of rural property owners to keep a flock of chickens in the backyard. This is the opinion of town counsel Ronald H. Rappaport, who told the town…
