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 16, 2008
Fishing East Beach
At 6:30 a.m. this morning, I was floating in my boat off Chappy’s East Beach. The wind was light from the North but was expected to pick up very strongly by mid morning, and I was keeping a wary eye out for the pick-up.
New leader
A new leader was weighed in at weigh station this morning. Morgan T. Taylor of West Tisbury, an avid angler, came in with a 11.68 pound bluefish at 8:09 a.m. Mr. Taylor’s fish outweighed the previous shore leader, a fish caught by Matthew P. Wilkins and weighed in on Monday. Mr. Wilkins’ fish was 11.34…
Fillet Files
There was an early morning theft today at derby headquarters: A gull swept down while fillet master Hank Unczur wasn’t looking and stole one of his four bluefish fillets. It’s only day three of the derby, but the herring gulls have taken up residence at the Edgartown Yacht Club and the newly-built Boathouse restaurant during…
Compromise at Bradley Square
Compromise at Bradley Square The neighborhood looks tired and a little run down. The old church is boarded up and empty, while a sagging cottage across the street has a For Sale sign in front. This is the setting for Bradley Square, a proposed development project that envisions affordable apartments and housing for artists on…
The Joy of Voting
The Joy of Voting
Letters to the Editor
SAVING LIVES Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Tuesday Chronicle
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of September, 1933:
At 85, Don Mohr Knows Where All the Fish Are
On the eve of the start of the 63rd annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby a cadre of friends gathered to celebrate a derby birthday. Don Mohr, 85, of West Tisbury, was honored by his friends and wife at a party at his home on Otis Bassett Road. Their fish lines not yet…
Correction
Correction The headline on an obituary published in the Friday Gazette for Marcia Mann Baker was inaccurate. It was Marcia’s husband, Bob, who came to the Vineyard during the war. The Gazette regrets the error.
Ugandan Children’s Choir Kicks Off American Tour on Vineyard
Wearing matching grey fleeces, the children from the 33rd Watoto Children’s Choir filed out of the pews of the Faith Community Church Sunday, smiling broadly as they approached the altar. Standing side by side in a few short lines, one behind the other, the 17 children — along with four of their adult leaders —…
Stymied by Problems With Insurance, Burned-Out Café Remains as Rubble
Concerns are growing that repairs to the seriously fire-damaged Bunch of Grapes Bookstore could be frustrated by the fact that the neighboring Café Moxie — where the fire began — still has not been fully demolished. At last week’s meeting of the Tisbury selectmen, Jeff Kristal raised his concerns and those of the Bunch of…
All Fishing, All the Time, at Art Gallery
It’s the opening of the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby — and that means it’s time to open, too, the Louisa Gould Gallery’s annual group show of sporting art. In the spirit of the Vineyard and the 63rd derby exhibiting artists celebrate, in various media, the Island, its natural beauty and all aspects…
Not All School Children Are Vaccinated
The number of kindergartners who are not fully immunized was above the state average in three of the five Vineyard towns with elementary schools last year, a fact which worries Island doctors who see the choice of parents to not immunize their child against illnesses such as mumps, measles and rubella as a threat not…
Calligraphy, Illumination Displayed in West Tisbury
Deborah Silliman Wass will showcase her handiworks of calligraphy and illuminations for the month of September at the West Tisbury Library. Mrs. Wass studied at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School and is the former art director at the Mobil Corporation’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. She founded Martha’s Vineyard Calligraphy and Illumination and currently lives in Chilmark…
Boatline Takes Up $85 Million Budget; Fuel Costs Dropping
The Steamship Authority is looking to a healthier bottom line without any fare increases in its draft 2009 budget, to be presented at today’s monthly meeting on Nantucket. It was a close run thing. Just two weeks ago, boat line general manager Wayne Lamson faced the prospect of a large budget hole, thanks to high…
The Jetty Set Arrives for Seaside Play
Word gets around on a small Island. “I only wanted to do this for my grandmother,” explained Michael Domitrovich to the crowd, “but you tell one person, who tells one person, who tells one person, and then somebody tells the Gazette, and then suddenly . . . .” Then suddenly you’ve got an audience of…
Veteran Anglers Bring in First Catch of Derby
The fish arrived slowly at the weigh station on the opening day of the 63rd annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. And when they did begin to show up, they were carried by top derby anglers. William Pate, 34, of West Tisbury walked into the weigh station at 8:02 a.m. carrying a 7.54-pound…
News Update: 9/17/08 4:30pm – Democratic Primary Saw Voter Disarray On Nantucket
Voter confusion at the Nantucket ballot box changed the result of Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Cape and Islands state representative, according to the town clerk who managed vote counting where write-in candidate Tim Madden secured 52 per cent of the vote. Mr. Madden ultimately lost to Vineyard candidate Daniel Larkosh, the West Tisbury attorney who…
Drizzle Dazzle: Festival Draws Soggy Patrons to Film Spectrum
Richard Paradise stood in the corner of the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Saturday afternoon, silent but smiling. It was a rare moment. Mr. Paradise, co-director of the annual Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival, is a natural talker and schmoozer. From the time this year’s festival kicked off Thursday afternoon to the time it closed Sunday…
Mindful Parenting a Family Affair For Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
He calls families little monasteries, with children as their great Zen masters; she compares families to a laboratory, an ever-changing joyful puzzle. He is one of the country’s best known meditation and mindfulness gurus; she, a childbirth educator and environmental advocate. Together, Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn authored a groundbreaking book on family health and happiness…
Garage Mahal Clears Copeland Board With Some Concessions
Another chapter was added last week to the long saga over the illegal three-story garage built by Oak Bluffs resident Joseph Moujabber without a permit along the North Bluff. After three meetings and a detailed site visit to the garage and several neighboring homes the Copeland Plan district review board on Thursday approved a modified…
Bill Stafursky Joins Board of Island Elderly Housing
Bill Stafursky has joined the board of Island Elderly Housing, Inc. Its president, John Early, said in a statement: “We are really pleased that Bill will be joining us in our mission of helping our low-income elderly friends and neighbors remain on the Island to which they have given so much.” Mr. Stafursky has served…
Lazy Tomato Days of Summer
If I were a tomato, I would want to be a porch tomato. It is a lesson which took only 15 months, about $50 and a bowl of bruschetta on a warm summer evening to learn.
Remembering Children at Light, As Beacon Opens for Memorial
It rained in Vineyard Haven and in Oak Bluffs on Saturday. But in Edgartown the skies held out for a 1 p.m. service at the Edgartown Lighthouse. More than 60 people came together at the foot of the beacon, under dark and threatening skies for the Children’s Memorial, a remembrance. They came to hear stories,…
