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 15, 2010
The Pews are Alive
The Pews Are Alive . . .
Fee Cut to Foster Field Trips; Principal Reports on Progress
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School transportation subcommittee voted at their meeting last Monday night to cut off-Island field trip fees in half for student groups in the next school year. Committee members said they hoped the reduced fees would ease the financial burden on small groups that might otherwise have to sacrifice off-Island activities.
Memory Screenings
Memory Screenings
Memory screenings will be offered on Friday, June 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Edgartown Council on Aging at 10 Daggett street in Edgartown. There is no charge.
These free screenings entail a brief cognitive test for people who do not have a prior diagnosis of dementia.…
Festival of Poetry
Festival of Poetry
Featherstone Center for the Arts, in conjunction with the Martha’s Vineyard Writers Residency, presents a summer-long festival of poetry at Featherstone.
All readings will be held on the third Thurday of each month at 7 p.m.
This summer’s lineup includes both local and nationally known poets.…
Help for Seniors
Help for Seniors
Polly Brown and Jane Hawkes of Vineyard Village at Home will be guest speakers on Friday, June 18, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Oak Bluffs Senior Center.
Vineyard Village at Home is a volunteer organization offering support services for older Islanders who need help to remain…
Flower Photography
Flower Photography
The Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on June 15 at 1 p.m. at the Old Mill on Edgartown Road in West Tisbury.
Seasonal resident and Vineyard artist Nancy Noble Gardiner will present her flower photography. Members are invited to bring samples of their own flower…
Island Self Help Programs
Alcoholics Anonymous
Information: 627-7084.
All meetings are nonsmoking.
Sunday, 6:45 a.m., open discussion meeting, First Baptist Church, William street, Vineyard Haven.
Sunday, 10 a.m., open discussion, State Beach, first bridge, Oak Bluffs, (weather permitting).
Sunday, 11 a.m., open discussion meeting at the Council on Aging…
New Chief Curator Is Part Of Museum Reorganization
Bonnie Stacy has been named chief curator at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
Island Book Art Winners
Island Book Art Winners
The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce has selected the winners of the 2010-2011 Island Book cover art contest. All sixth graders were invited to submit their creations on the theme of Island animals, wild or tame (no ticks please).
Health Reform Forum
Health Reform Forum
What does health care reform mean for you?
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services will present a community briefing on the new health care legislation on June 25 at 3:30 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
A panel discussion will be moderated by Victor Capoccia, program…
Lobster Hatchery Revival
Lobster Hatchery Revival
A report just out from a technical committee of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission documents the perilous state of lobster stocks in southern New England, and much like the groundfish stocks on Georges Bank, the news is far from good.
A Community That Cares, Shares and Steals Your Car
When I came into high school I had a close-knit group of friends we called 4hb, which stood for four hot babes. Although the name has stayed with us throughout high school, my group of friends is by no means limited to a number. I would love to say I got to know each and…
Salutatorian’s Challenge: Get Lost
With eight days of school left and an unwritten graduation speech looming over my head, I harbored lingering feelings of frustration as I wandered the halls at this year’s Evening of the Arts, our school’s Fine and Performing Arts show. And then came the epiphany. I saw Phoebe Kelleher’s photographs of the people and wildlife of…
Specialty Cars Cruise Adds Radio Control Race Track
The Aquinnah Power Cruise, the largest gathering of special interest vehicles on Martha’s Vineyard, will once again gather on Saturday, June 19 from noon to 3 p.m. at Aquinnah Circle. Fun for all, admission is free and the public is invited.
Vineyard owners of special interest cars and trucks (hot rods, antiques, classics,…
Sandra Grymes Joins Board Of Permanent Endowment
Sandra Grymes has joined the governing board of the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard.
She has worked in senior management positions with national nonprofit organizations including the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the American Red Cross in greater New York. She has served as senior deputy commissioner of the New York City…
Circuit Avenue T-Shirt Seller Sentenced to Jail
An Oak Bluffs business owner was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault and battery last week following a four-day jury trial in Edgartown district court.
Saurabh Chhibber, 29, was sentenced to two and a half years in state prison. He is the owner of Island Authentic, a T-shirt and souvenir shop…
Tisbury Shipwrights Launch Naima
A 28-foot sailboat named after a John Coltrane ballad was christened and launched on Saturday at the Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven.
Naima, the sailboat’s name, is an Arabic woman’s name, said the new owner, Bill Ryan, of State College, Pa.
Mr. Ryan, a Penn State meteorologist, and…
Red Pickup Returns With Bounty For West Tisbury Farmers’ Market
Bob Daniels sat on the edge of his red pickup truck, a bounty of flowers, kale, potatoes and rhubarb spread out on the table in front of him, waiting for the market bell to ring. As one of the longest-selling vendors at the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market, Mr. Daniels has been waiting for the opening…
Selectmen, MVC Puzzle Over Hazardous Crossing Redesign
Following a three-car accident last month at the intersection of Old County and State Roads in West Tisbury that sent three people to the hospital and left two seriously injured, town leaders last week again made a public push for the state to redesign the intersection widely seen as one of the most dangerous on…
Research Traces Piping Plover’s Trip from Bahamas to Aquinnah
In January, while Vineyarders endured battering sleet storms and mid-winter cabin fever, at least one of the Island’s piping plovers was enjoying a respite from the New England doldrums in the Caribbean. After a two-decade hiatus in researching plover migration, scientists from the Canadian Wildlife Service again started a tagging effort this winter in the…
Riprap Ruling Lands in Court
Every year, the Tisbury Great Pond shoreline comes closer to Wesley Edens’s house. Without a huge stone revetment, he, his engineers and lawyers believe, his home will fall into its water view.
But the West Tisbury conservation commission said no to his plan to armor the shoreline, and so now Mr. Edens, a…
Class of 2010 Celebrates Commencement
Sunday was brought to the graduating class of 2010 by the letter G: graduation, giving, getting, good-byes and good luck, all wished upon these students from Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School principal Stephen Nixon, who hoped they would carry the lessons learned at high school with the same enthusiasm as they had those from Sesame…
Tuesday Chronicle: Island Noe Names
From a 1991 Gazette article by Arthur Railton:
We can all quote William Shakespeare on the subject: What’s in a name? Forget how he answered the question. He was dead wrong. There’s a lot in a name. And the Vineyard provides proof, plenty of it. Years ago, many parents turned to the Bible…
Strawberry Stains Forever
Their hands were stained red, their backs a little sore, but the smell of strawberries, as though you had stuck your head straight into a strawberry pie, washed over them.
Dean’s List
Dean’s List
Maureen Fitzpatrick, of Oak Bluffs, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring term at Champlain College. She is majoring in early childhood/elementary education.
