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
September 11, 2007
Two Ponds Share Common Theme
Two Ponds Share Common Theme The images linger in the mind long after they first are glimpsed: the tranquil surface of Mill Pond at the entrance of West Tisbury, the dancing waters of Menemsha Pond a short distance away from narrow Menemsha harbor and the open expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.
Derby Days
Derby Days Here are some things to like about September:
Letters to the Editor
KEY PATH PROTECTION Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Gazette Chronicle: Frog Alley
By Leonard M. Robinson, longtime Tisbury resident and sometime contributor to the Vineyard Gazette. From the Vineyard Gazette editions of May, 1951:
I live on Frog Alley. I often wish that the town had kept the name. It is now known as Owen Little Way, whatever that means, but when I was a…
Oak Bluffs Contractor Admits To Assault on Town Employee
An Oak Bluffs contractor and former town official who assaulted the administrator to the Oak Bluffs conservation commission in March while she was performing a site walk, was placed on probation for three years in Edgartown district court on Friday.
Bass Derby Opens With Plenty of Fish; One Lucky Angler Posts Grand Slam
Opening day at the 2007 Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby was a smash, including the recording of a first day grand slam by Capt. Tom Langman of Menemsha, likely a first day record. Derby president Ed Jerome said of the slam: “We don’t keep records for that but I don’t ever remember it…
Film Captures Choreographer’s Bravado With Mr. Baryshnikov
Lucinda Childs, a pioneer of post-modern dance and a Vineyard resident, is the subject of a documentary screening free at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Capawock Theatre on Main street in Vineyard Haven. The 53-minute documentary was made in 2006 by Patrick Bensard of the Cinematheque de la Danse in Paris. It…
Feeling Derby Fever, Aquinnah Selectmen Vote to Open Parking Lots to Fishermen
Aquinnah has opened its heart and its parking spots to derby fishermen. The Aquinnah selectmen on Friday voted at a hastily called special meeting to open resident-only parking lots to derby fisherman for the duration of the derby after learning that contestants have been avoiding Aquinnah fishing spots for several years because they feared tickets…
Imposter at Edwards Fundraiser Sees His Court Case Continued
A Florida man and former chief of staff for a U.S. senator who allegedly crashed a Chilmark fundraiser for Presidential candidate John Edwards last month and stole several campaign documents appeared in Edgartown district court on Friday for a brief pretrial conference. Michael Duga, 31, is charged with breaking and entering during the daytime, a…
Mushrooms in Bloom
Heidi Feldman dreams of dirt. “If you have dirt, you can do more farming,” she said this weekend. Ms. Feldman is picky about her dirt. She does not like what she has now — three inches of solid clay and sand beneath a layer of tilth. She yens for the good stuff. Had she been…
Classical Class
Classical Class Love concert music but hate compositions written in the 20th century? Perhaps you’ve listened to the wrong pieces. Experience the best of the 20th century in a six-week course with musicologist Charles Blank, open to all ages. It begins Sept. 17 at the Tisbury Senior Center.
Dry Conditions Stress Island Vegetation
Autumn foliage change has come early to the Vineyard and much of southeastern New England, not so much because it is September, but because it is dry. Near-drought conditions have taken their toll. Maple and beetlebung trees, as water-sensitive trees, are stressed and already have turned color. Many of these and other trees are already…
Correction
Correction A column about trophy houses that appeared on the Commentary Page in Friday’s Gazette contained a historical inaccuracy. The chateau Chenonceaux was acquired by Henri II in 1526 in payment for back taxes and was immediately turned over to Dianne de Poitiers, who would be his mistress for 23 years. The Gazette regrets the…
Moffett Race Sailors Compete In Gusty Winds, Choppy Seas
A 42-foot wooden schooner called Phra Luang won the 30th annual George Moffett Memorial Sailboat Race on Saturday. The captain, Jeffrey A. Robinson of Vineyard Haven, was jubilant at the news. He built the schooner in Bangkok in 1984, and has sailed in Moffett Races since 1986. Winds from the southwest were as high as…
Vineyard Starts With Win Over Old Rochester
It wasn’t a score-fest like Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and New York Jets, but the regional high school football team’s 7-0 win over Old Rochester in the home opener Friday was equally impressive. The Vineyarders’ defense shut down the potent Bulldogs attack, while the offense did not turn the ball over all…
Pizza, Spaghetti and Fried Clams — Family Has Winning Recipe in Business
T he two brothers are seven years apart. One lives in Boston and one makes his year-round home in Oak Bluffs. They do not take vacations together or talk regularly on the phone. But from Memorial Day to Columbus Day, the Giordano brothers spend their waking hours under the same roof, working the family business…
Tisbury Selectmen End Closed-Door Talks on Boch Park
After nearly four years of negotiations between attorneys representing the town of Tisbury and Ernest Boch Jr. about the so-called Boch Park, no progress has been made, Tisbury selectman Tristan R. Israel announced last week. Mr. Israel said at last Tuesday’s meeting of the board that the town is closing the door on the saga…
Police Investigate Alleged Assault in West Tisbury
West Tisbury police are investigating a report that a woman hitchhiking on State Road late last month was sexually assaulted after a driver picked her up, drove her to an isolated stretch of dirt road and covered her head with a blanket while flashing a gun.
Business Briefs
Passenger Traffic Rises on Steamship Ferries Passenger and automobile traffic between Woods Hole and the Vineyard on Steamship Authority ferries increased in August, while truck traffic dipped. The boat line reports that 345,864 passengers traveled on the route this past month, up 4.9 per cent over the same month a year ago. The SSA also…
Chappaquiddick Commuters, Island Daytrippers Tout Pied Piper’s Charms
The Falmouth-based Pied Piper is the little ferry that just keeps on going. On a recent Sunday afternoon, a number of the passengers aboard were as familiar with the ritual of boarding the boat as repeat customers are familiar with a commuter bus. Ed Berger of Wellesley and Chappaquiddick was comfortably seated, his weekend with…
