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 1, 2010
Correction
Correction
A story in Friday’s Gazette about Family Planning services reported inaccurately on the length of clinic staff work furloughs; the furloughs are for 14 hours, not 14 days.
Singing in the Morning
Singing in the Morning
Letters to the Editor
BRAZILIAN DAY
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
On Friday, May 21, we organized the first Brazilian awareness day at the regional high school. We had a wonderful day and involved most of the school in activities such as Jiu Jitsu, Capoeira, Brazilian dancing and even fusion dancing with the Irish history class and…
In Appreciation: Stan Hart
I had known Stan Hart’s father before I knew him. His father had bought from real estate baron Mary Guerin in 1936 what my father had not bought from her in 1931, from the Middle Road to the sea, in Chilmark. Also Mary had sold the back of our property twice, to Stan’s father as…
Tuesday Chronicle: Look, Don’t Pick
From Gazette editions of June, 1935:
Whale Washes Up
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
A badly decomposed 37-foot young humpback whale washed up on South Beach on Friday night.
Sgt. Matthew Bass of the state environmental police said the whale was first spotted in the wash Friday afternoon, in an out of reach on a private beach near Job’s Neck Pond.
Edgartown Man Charged With Assaulting Policemen
Edgartown police last week arrested an 18-year-old man at the Kelley House after he reportedly assaulted two officers.
Nicholas Franklin of Edgartown was charged with assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest. Det. Jonathon Searle and officer David Rossi both received scrapes and scratches from Mr. Franklin after they responded…
Vineyard Community Media Aims to Help Share Web Stories
In this digital age, it sometimes seems as if the whole world is made up of amateur videographers. With the introduction of online video forums like YouTube, just about anyone can post just about anything on the Internet. And YouTube is just one of the many sites dedicated to such things.
The problem…
Vineyard Special Olympic Team Triumphs
Three athletes left the Island Friday morning in their purple and white warm-up suits, high socks and caps, each in their numbered T-shirts, carrying their black sports bags, having trained since September for this day of competition.
Runway Expands as Air Traffic Drops
It was an especially busy winter at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport, as workers rushed to complete the two preparatory phases of a $7 million runway renovation project. The project involves removing approximately 300 feet of runway along the Edgartown-West Tisbury Road, and adding new runway on the other side of the airport, closer to Barnes…
New Energy at Morning Glory: Turbine Ready, Farmstand Firing
The Island’s largest wind turbine to date went up this past week at Morning Glory Farm in Edgartown. The 50-kilowatt wind turbine sits atop a 120-foot galvanized steel tower.
The project began as an idea three years ago, and on Thursday it took a single day to bring the huge pieces together and…
Smoke But No Fire: Canadian Blazes Cause Hazy Skies Here
There were long delays to flights on and off Martha’s Vineyard, emergency services across the Island were swamped with callers reporting fires, and a health warning was issued when a thick pall of smoke settled across Martha’s Vineard yesterday.
But there was little local authorities could do about it; the fires which disrupted…
A Patriotic Parade for All Ages
World War II veteran Herb Foster of Edgartown was dressed in his infantry uniform. Ashlee Moreis, 10, and Julia Felix, 10, of Vineyard Haven, had pulled their Girl Scout vests over their T-shirts. All three made their way to American Legion Post 257 in Vineyard Haven yesterday morning, where soldiers and Scouts alike met to…
School Denies Brazilian Colors
Brazilian-American students graduating from Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School this month have been refused permission to wear scarves in the color of the Brazilian flag over their gowns at the graduation ceremony.
Several weeks ago, a group of some 10 Brazilian students wrote to the school administration asking to wear scarves in green,…
