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 17, 2008
Conservation Commissioners Praise Wetland Code Guidance
Island town conservation commission members were pleased Monday with what they said were clear and useful instructions for handling state building code changes in state wetland areas. New construction and major renovations and additions to buildings in designated wetlands must be built on open pilings rather than on conventional solid foundations, according to changes to…
Festival Plans Just One Day
A brief but acrimonious rift between the promoters of a concert planned for this summer in Ocean Park featuring the Boston Pops and a group of Island charities who plan to use the event for fund-raising has been patched up — at least for now. Rick White, a senior producer for Festival Network and lead…
Oak Bluffs Plans Harbor Fest, Summer Solstice
Oak Bluffs Plans Harbor Fest, Summer Solstice On Saturday, June 21, Oak Bluffs will kick off summer with Harbor Fest and Summer Solstice merged into one day of outdoor entertainment. The day will conclude with fireworks.
Plover Found Dead; State Investigates
The post-mortem report on the tiny bird was clinically graphic. The chick was laterally compressed, with internal trauma to the right side, and hepatic, pulmonary and intestinal rupturing. The left eye contained sand grains adhered to the surface and compressed within, misshaping it. There was trauma to the left side of the brain and the…
Amendments Would Fund Transportation Projects
State Rep. Eric T. Turkington, who represents the Cape and Islands, has proposed three amendments to a transportation bond bill which would allocate more than $1.5 million in state transportation funding for three Vineyard projects.
Flood Story Turned Love Story on Stage at Vineyard Playhouse
When John Biguenet was writing Rising Water, his play about two people trapped by the flooding of New Orleans, the first four or five drafts were “so furiously angry” that they could not be performed.
Mr. Biguenet, whose family had lived in New Orleans for a couple of centuries, was deeply personally affected,…
Improvising Along the Way, Two Women Block Out Theatre Careers
They are accidental partners in crime — two theatre teachers, both formally educated in the dramatic arts, who wound up on the Vineyard. Each has long ties to the Island. Kate Murray, who is the daughter of Capt. Everett and the late Virginia Poole, was born here. Donna Swift was a summer kid-turned year-round kid…
Taste of the Vineyard Remains the Most Popular Party in Town
One Chilmark resident who made the trek down-Island for the Taste of the Vineyard festivities this weekend may have put it best. “I haven’t come to Edgartown for years,” said the guest of the Saturday evening patrons’ dinner and gala auction. “You people have really come a long way.”
Boatline Governors Meet This Morning on Nantucket
By MIKE SECCOMBE It sometimes seems, when trying to get on or off the Vineyard, that the Steamship Authority ferries are always booked. But that apparently is not right. There is persistent excess capacity, and boat line senior managers have colored graphs and spreadsheets to prove it. Today, when the SSA governors convene on Nantucket…
Break a Leg? Or Try Breaking Two Teeth; The Show Goes On
All Owen Bennion wanted for the first show of the summer was his two front teeth. Unfortunately, as of about 11:35 a.m. Friday, he pretty much no longer had them. Owen is the new musical director of the Vineyard Sound, a popular college a cappella group that sings a regular schedule of hourlong shows across…
Trap Championship
Trap Championship On April 27, Bob De Lisle of Edgartown picked up his second club trap championship since 2005 at the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Club. Participants took aim at two rounds of 25 targets. Tim O’Bryan of Edgartown placed second.
Volkswagen Collides With Fuel Truck; None Injured in Crash
An Indiana woman was cited by Tisbury police on Friday after she reportedly veered over into the oncoming lane of traffic on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road and collided with a R.M. Packer fuel delivery truck. Laura Harris, 35, of Indianapolis, Ind., was reportedly driving north towards Vineyard Haven in a Volkswagen Passat when she crossed…
Confronting the Pump
Confronting the Pump On Thursday, the Vineyard Transit Authority will mark nationwide Dump the Pump Day — an annual occasion that calls on people to use public transportation to save money, conserve gasoline and reduce greenhouse gases — by cutting its already bargain fares in half and holding a party at the youth hostel in…
New Workhorse Joins Nonprofit’s Fleet
A small group of boat enthusiasts gathered at Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard for the launching of a wooden skiff last Friday afternoon. Unlike most significant boat christenings and launchings, this one didn’t call for a lot of ceremony. There were no speeches, no flags or banners flying. A bottle of champagne was present, but no one…
Vineyard Notebook: Swim First, Unpack Later
Swim First, Unpack Later For some reason, I always remember the last swim of the season. Whether it was on a late fall afternoon in elementary school or as early as an August morning when I would sneak in a quick swim before catching the ferry for the trip back to college, the memory of…
Windemere Benefit
Windemere Benefit Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation will host both a silent and live auction on Friday, June 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the agricultural hall on Panhandle Road in West Tisbury to benefit the efforts of the recreation department at the nursing home. Items available for bid include a personal training session with…
Walking With Aquinnah
Sometimes referred to as the enigmatic man of American letters, the late William Styron was a longtime fixture on outer Main street in Vineyard Haven where he spent nearly 50 summers. Mr. Styron died in November 2006 and is buried in Vineyard Haven. A collection of 14 personal essays written by him was released in…
Whaling Exhibit
Whaling Exhibit The Martha’s Vineyard Museum and the West Tisbury School’s multiage class invite the public to Thar She Blows!, a celebration of learning, on Thursday, June 19, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The event is scheduled for the museum’s Pease House at 59 School street, Edgartown. Thar She Blows! is an exhibit of student…
Film Is More About Wisdom Than Surf
Surfwise is only a surfing film in the same way that its central character Dorian (Doc) Paskowitz is, as he puts it, a “Jewish surfer.” In fact Mr. Paskowitz is a Stanford-educated doctor who refused to send any of his nine children to school; an individualist who led his children each morning in a rendition…
Farmers Coalition in the Works
The seeds are planted and the first hay harvested. Across the Island, farms are full of activity and, just as their farmers are busy with animals and crops, farming advocates are working tirelessly to protect the agricultural tradition here. Despite all this hard work, there is little to no coordination of agricultural activities on Island.
Tibetan Monks to Make Island Sand Mandala
A group of touring Tibetan Buddhist monks will perform traditional dance and music, as well as construct an ornate circular mandala made entirely of sand in variously colors – the first time such a Tibetan ritual has taken place on the Vineyard — over the coming week.
Film Wins Award
Film Wins Award Crawford, a documentary film by Chilmark summer resident David Modigliani, won the audience award for best documentary at the Brooklyn Film Festival last Sunday night. The film, about the changes Crawford, Texas, goes through when George W. Bush moves to town, has screened at festivals nationwide and was called “a must-see of…
Musical Tracing Life Cycle of a Marriage Opens Run
A contemporary musical that chronicles the five-year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up — or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it — opens Thursday for a three-weekend season at Katharine Cornell Theatre on Spring street in Vineyard Haven. The Last Five Years, by Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Songs…
Tim Lasker Launches Campaign With Event
Tim Lasker Launches Campaign With Event Tim Lasker of Chilmark, a Democratic candidate for the Cape and Islands state house of representatives seat, will launch his campaign at Outerland in Edgartown, on Thursday, June 19 at 7 p.m. Mr. Lasker will combine the launch with a concert and a voter registration drive. Admission is $20…
Just in Time for Picnic Season, Waterside Market Opens Doors
A thin line of chocolate snaked across his plate, capturing his crepe while a dollop of ice cream sat innocently to the side. Michael Torres, of Modesto, Calif., hadn’t touched his dessert yet but already was giving Waterside Market rave reviews. It was his first visit to the new eatery on Main street in Vineyard…
Dump the Pump Day
Dump the Pump Day The Vineyard Transit Authority invites Island residents and visitors to ride its buses on Thursday, June 19 as part of the third annual nationwide Dump the Pump Day. In honor of the day, Vineyard Transit will offer half-price fares, excluding 31-day and annual passes. Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association,…
Health Grant Will Train Brazilians in Resuscitation
Cape Cod Healthcare Community Benefits recently awarded the Cape and Islands chapter of the American Red Cross a $7,694 grant towards the development of its training initiative for Brazilians in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators. This latest grant will help the chapter recruit and train five Brazilian and bilingual instructors and subsequently to train…
Frost Biters Race
Frost Biters Race Warm weather arrived on Sunday, June 8, for the Frost Biters and Winter Guys as they undertook their third Sunday race of the season. Five boats gathered for the 2 p.m. start at buoy Nun 6 in Vineyard Haven harbor for another race around the Zig Zag Course. The sailors raced to…
Tastes of Tashmoo
Tastes of Tashmoo Tastes of Tashmoo, a benefit to raise funds to continue restoration of the Tashmoo Spring Building, is set for Thursday, July 19. The event, sponsored by the Tashmoo Spring Building Preservation Committee, will be held at the Hines Point home of Denys and Marilyn Wortman in Vineyard Haven. For information, call 508-696-4202…
Hello, Rose
Hello, Rose Sarah and Phillip Levesque of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Rose Ellana Levesque, on June 10 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Rose weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.
