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
May 25, 2012
Tropical Storm Effects
The remnants of Beryl, a faraway tropical storm, will pass south of the Vineyard today. The storm’s movements may cause south swells to build over the southern waters. The National Weather Service said it expects waters to quiet by Friday.
News Update: Wednesday, May 30 – Federal Government Reduces Offshore Wind Area
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has cut just over 130 square miles from a wide swath of ocean south of the Vineyard potentially open to wind farm developers.
News Update: Wednesday, May 30 – Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank President Chris Wells Resigns
The Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank announced Wednesday that president and chief executive officer Christopher Wells has resigned.
Bank trustees announced the resignation in a brief press release, saying only that Mr. Wells had resigned effective immediately for personal reasons.
“We thank Chris for his service to the bank and wish him…
News Update: Tuesday, May 29 – Freetown Voters Decisively Reject Wampanoag Casino
Freetown voters overwhelming voiced opposition to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) building a casino in their town at a special town election Tuesday night. The vote was 954 against and 308 in favor of the tribe building a Class III casino. A total of 1,262 voters turned out to the polls, about 22…
News Update: Wednesday, May 30 – Boston Man Charged with Rape in Weekend Chilmark Assault
A Boston man was arraigned in Edgartown district court Tuesday morning on several rape charges after allegedly assaulting an Oak Bluffs woman in Chilmark.
Bryant K. Brown, 33, of Boston was charged with eight counts, including assault to murder, assault to rape, three counts of aggravated rape, kidnapping and indecent assault and battery…
News Update: Tuesday, May 29 – County Manager Candidates Announced
The Dukes County commissioners will consider five candidates, ranging in background from attorneys to management positions, for the position of county manager. Four candidates are from the Vineyard, one is from the mainland.
Vineyard Sends Six Teams to State Tournament
For the second season in a row, every eligible Vineyard team has qualified for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association tournament.
The softball team defeated Bourne 11-5 on Friday for their 10th win of the season, making them the final squad to advance to the playoffs. The girls earned an eleventh-hour trip to the postseason last…
Oak Bluffs 5K Results
Four hundred and forty runners took place in the annual Memorial Day 5K, held in Oak Bluffs on Sunday. Chris Magill of Cumberland, R.I. took first place, 12 seconds ahead of Cory Loonan, of Oak Bluffs, who finished in 16 minutes and 14 seconds. Marisa Strange of Pleasant Valley, N.Y. was the first female finisher,…
News Update: Saturday, May 26 – Senior Pitcher Ends Regular Season on a High note
Senior pitcher Will Stewart allowed just four hits Friday afternoon against visiting Bourne, pitching a complete game shutout in his final regular-season appearance on the mound. The Vineyarders defeated the Canalmen 3-0 to end the season with a 12-8 record. They will learn their seeding for the MIAA tournament on Tuesday.
Please, Mr. President
One of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speeches before the Civil War concluded: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Sage words then and now. For much of our history, differences of opinion made us stronger and the American character matured. The founding fathers gave us the gift of their wisdom and foresight. I think they…
Truth Seeking
The following is an open letter to Cape and Islands state Sen. Dan Wolf:
The Web site ae911truth.org is made up of a group of 1,700 nonpartisan, licensed architects and engineers who have challenged the official 911 Commission Report, arguing that the report’s conclusion is not only from an engineering point of view unprecedented and…
NAACP Resolution
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People released on May 12 a resolution supporting marriage equality. At a meeting of the 103-year-old civil rights group’s national board of directors, the organization voted to support marriage equality as a continuation of its historic commitment to equal protection under the law.
Democracy at Work
Enough is enough. West Tisbury selectman Richard Knabel has been using the newspapers for his own personal crusade against the roundabout. In his most recent diatribe he writes that “had there been a ballot question in Oak Bluffs, I would venture to say the result there would not have been materially different from the roughly…
West Tisbury Way
I wonder how many West Tisbury residents secretly wish they lived in an uptight, sterile, gated community someplace? Not a lot, I’m guessing. Yet the current pressure to hem us in with a new raft of unnecessary regulations seems to come straight from such a milieu.
Memorial Day Weekend Events
Parades, a concert and flowers tossed into town harbors by school children — on the Vineyard, Memorial Day weekend is marked by many longstanding traditions featuring the young and old alike.
Tour Oak Bluffs Library From Privacy of Own Home
The Oak Bluffs library will be one of the first libraries in the country to be part of Google’s new indoor mapping project.
Sondra Murphy, the acting library director and children’s librarian, said a representative from Google’s Cambridge office e-mailed her “out of the blue” after finding the library’s floor plans online and…
Wampanoags Unveil Casino Plan To Freetown, Lakeville Crowd
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) unveiled plans this week for a $167 million resort casino during a presentation in Lakeville. But the response from the communities of Lakeville and Freetown, where the tribe hopes to place the complex was “not positive,” according to Freetown town administrator Richard Brown.
On Tuesday a…
The Vineyard Shuffle: Twice a Year Move Is Way of Life
Only carry from place to place what can fit in your car, or if you’re lucky, a friend’s pickup truck. Pack your clothes in garbage bags and carefully stack them so they don’t tumble over on the drive. Leave the cabinets completely empty, tuck the plates and dishes in between your clothes, and lock the…
Sengekontacket Reopens For Summer Shellfishing
For the first time in five years, parts of Sengekontacket Pond will be open for shellfishing, at least through June. In July, August and Sepetmber the current plan calls for possible closures following periods of heavy rainfall, but otherwise the same parts of the pond now designated as safe for shellfishing will be kept open.
American Eel: Hard Times, Dubious Future
The storied American eel was once one of the Vineyard’s most valued resources.
Even though the eel now faces hard times, memories are still fresh of the role the American eel played in Vineyard waters, where it was shipped to the mainland in barrels. Generations of native Islanders regarded it once as a…
Students Lead Conversation On Race, Diversity, Tolerance
In a candid conversation, Vineyarders this week discussed the varied and sometimes contradictory issues facing Islanders who are minorities: being teased or ignored, facing low expectations or having suspicion cast on achievements, having to choose between their culture and fitting in with the mainstream.
Island Waters Awash With Squid, May Be Best Fishing in Years
In a dramatic reversal of fishing fortune, the last few weeks have offered the best squid fishing in years.
Unsung Hero’s Praises Sung at State House Reception
Loretta May of Vineyard Haven has been named an “Unsung Hero” by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women for her efforts to better the lives of those in the community.
A VTA employee since arriving on the Island 12 years ago, Ms. May drives a regular morning route between the tree…
Seasonal Househoppers Face Harsh Reality
Here we go again, another summer and another move. Anxiety rising. Having bad dreams. Sleep interrupted. Soon I must find a place to live. Must make enough income to get through next winter . . . can I do this all over again?
In the Darkness, a Night Light Shines
When my wife Cathlin and I were married the ceremony was part tradition and part theatre. The wedding was held at Judson Church in New York city. Cathlin wore a red dress for the occasion and we walked down the aisle together, entering the church already as a couple.
About halfway through the…
West Tisbury Sidewalk Ends Era of Town’s Rural Character
Not long ago West Tisbury was described, using a line from the Oliver Goldsmith poem, as “the fairest village of the plain.” But with the addition of brick sidewalks in front of the town hall and between the First Congregational Church and Alley’s General Store, citification has come. There’s still a general store, of course,…
Island Shufflers Sometimes Cry Till They Laugh
We need to change the change bill to information on the main frame of the skeleton of the system.”
That indecipherable bit of information from my Comcast customer representative regarding my request to take my name off the account just about sums up what it means to be an Island shuffler.
Temperatures
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
May 18 68 44 Trace
May 19 67 49 .00
May 20 66 49 .00
May 21 69 53 .03
May 22 63 58 .37
May 23 63 59 .18
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Senior Project Sends School Skyward
Oliver Filley has spent the last few months of his high school career focused on designing and making kite boards, a course of study that blends his passion with education and his future plans.
Oliver is one of 12 Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School seniors to complete senior projects this year, in which…
Island Baseball, Lacrosse Teams Advance
Baseball and boys’ lacrosse advanced to the postseason this week, joining both tennis teams and girls’ lacrosse in the state tournament. Softball remains in the hunt for a tournament spot with two games yet to play.
Baseball
The team secured its first postseason berth in 10 years with a 9-1 win…
Youth Leadership Nominees for 2012 Announced
The Martha’s Vineyard Youth Leadership Initiative has announced the nominees for its 2012 Youth Leadership Summit.
Moon and Mars
This weekend we’ll find the crescent moon high in the southwestern sky after sunset. It meets up with the red planet Mars on Tuesday night and Saturn on Thursday night.
Memorial Day 2012
Rain fell softly and fog blew in from the ocean this week across a lush green Island after tinder-dry conditions so early in the season had weather watchers worried and firefighters on high alert. Everything has been early this year in the natural world. No winter at all to speak of, followed by a very…
Washashore Chronicle: Where Do I Live?
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, I live in a town with two names. That is, the town has two names, not me. Don’t you think sometimes our language can be deceiving? I mean, if boned chicken is chicken without the bones, then why isn’t canned tuna, tuna without the can?…
Living off the Land
From the edition of May 15, 1987:
On Martha’s Vineyard we turn to a time in the 1840s, a little over a half century after the signing of the Constitution, in the first years the Vineyard Gazette served the Island as the community of record.
Roundabout Debate Reminds Us that Resources are at Stake
There comes a time when you cannot be silent anymore and this is it. Like many people on the Island, I would like to live in a place with clean air, clean water, a flourishing natural environment and amiable neighbors who have a respect for each other and for the heritage of the place. As…
Announcing Edward
Announcing Edward
Lea and Ted Rosbeck of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Edward Van Rosbeck Jr., born on May 12, 2012 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Edward weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces at birth. He joins big sister Alana.
Donation Provides the Anchors With Needed Improvements
The Edgartown Council on Aging, also known as the Anchors, has a shiny new wood floor, the result of a generous gift from a local woman who died two years ago. And in the months ahead, the walls will be painted and the windows will be attended to as well.
The improvements are…
One-Way Roads Will Stay For Summer in Oak Bluffs
Oak Bluffs will stick with a new one-way road configuration on Dukes County avenue through the summer, the town roads and byways committee said this week.
Last fall, the town changed part of the narrow road into a one-way street on a trial basis, citing safety concerns with the two lanes of traffic,…
Oak Bluffs Selectmen Approve Demolition of the Oyster Bar
The Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday voiced their support for the Edgartown National Bank’s plan to demolish the Oyster Bar restaurant on Circuit avenue and replace it with a new mixed-use building.
Architect William Christopher shared the plans for the two-story building, which will have a branch of the bank and one or two…
A’s Swamp Sox, Pirates Club League-Leading Cubbies
A’s Little League player Jack Sayre went 4-for-4 with three home runs and a double during Monday night’s 14-3 win over the Red Sox, contributing 10 RBIs in the process. Showing his mettle on the mound as well, Sayre came in to close out the game after Liam Weiland’s strong start.
Island Housing Trust Gets This Old House
A condemned, dilapidated building off Water street in Vineyard Haven will be the next project for the Island Housing Trust, thanks to Steve Bernier, the owner of Cronig’s Market, who announced Friday he had donated the house to the trust.
Squid Row Jigs From Legend to Landmark
In the still-dark mornings, at the Texaco gas station in Menemsha, local fishermen load up on lures and bait, cheap cups of coffee and the daily newspaper before setting out to sea. Behind the rustic station is a long wooden bench where the men gather.
“Early in the morning, it’s always the same…
Please Adopt Us
Please Adopt Us
The list of people who want to adopt a kitten grows longer every day, and while we will try to accommodate everyone who wants a kitten, it makes us sad that we have several beautiful adult cats who are waiting for adoption too. It also makes us hope that the…
Texas Firm Sues Community Web Site
What began a year ago as a community Web site dedicated to neighbors helping neighbors has ended with a lawsuit in a Texas district court.
Holiday Public Relations and Events, based in Houston, Tex., and run by Danielle Pendergraft of Edgartown and Texas, has sued Squire Rushnell and Louise DuArt of Edgartown, claiming…
Silo Cell Phone Plan Questioned
Plans to install wireless cell phone equipment in silos at the Farm Institute hit a snag this week when members of the institute’s board expressed concerns about perceived safety issues from the installation.
Clarifications
Clarifications
A story in the May 18 Gazette stated that regional high school senior Madison Hughes will be the first Vineyard lacrosse player to play the sport at a division one school. In fact, Ms. Hughes will be the first female player to do so; the boys’ program has sent players to division…
Edgartown Books Begins New Tradition Under New Ownership
Bookstore browsers and readers of all ages, rejoice: Edgartown Books, one of the Island’s two bookstores, will open today under new ownership.
The Main street store, which was put on the market earlier this year, was purchased last week by Jeffrey and Joyce Sudikoff, Los Angeles residents who own a home in Edgartown.…
Moms of the Year
Moms of the Year
Ben Mulvey, Anya Dwane and Mackenzie Condon are the winners of the Mom of the Year essay contest held in conjunction with the Edgartown Board of Trade’s Pink & Green Weekend. The three winners read their essays and acknowledged their moms during a Mother’s Day brunch at the Harbor…
Aquinnah
JUNE D. MANNING
508-645-2574
(lthslnks2004@yahoo.com)
Thank you to Aquinnah highway superintendent Jay Smalley, who has made sure our cemetery, highways and byways look presentable for the season. The trees are in full bloom, there is an owl out at night along Lobsterville Road and the beach is calling sun…
Chilmark
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
(slaterjn@comcast.net)
Chilmark joins the rest of the Island in welcoming the vacationers who will begin our busy season with their Memorial Day visits and celebrations. There are many entertainments planned and if the sun stays with us, we will all celebrate!
Chilmark was…
West Tisbury
JOHN S. ALLEY
508-693-2950
(alleys@vineyard.net)
Well, we experienced an absolutely superb weekend. The weather was great. The boat schedule changed on Monday and you can tell from increased traffic on the roads that the crowds have started to arrive. More are expected for the long holiday weekend, which starts…
Vineyard Haven
NANCY GARDELLA
508-693-3308
(vhavenvgazette@yahoo.com)
Get the kids out of the room; here comes the four letter word I detest the most: TICK.
Oak Bluffs
HOLLY NADLER
508-274-2329
(hollynadler@gmail.com)
It started in Lyme, CT. (You know where this is leading, yeah?)
Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses have posed a pandemic here on the Vineyard, but it’s a little like the subject of vampires in Colonial days: Everyone believed in them, but…
CCCC graduates
CCCC graduates
The following students have been awarded degrees from Cape Cod Community College: Mary Kathryn McDonough of Vineyard Haven, Associate in Science Dental Hygiene; Melissa Diane Callahan of Vineyard Haven, Associate in Science Nursing; Rebecca Tremblay of Edgartown; Associate in Arts, and Danielle Michaela Sedlier of West Tisbury, Associate in Arts.
Hello, Blanca
Hello, Blanca
Simone Damaceno and Adilson Nunes of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Blanca Damaceno Nunes, born on May 17, 2012 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Blanca weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. She joins brother João.
Hello, Lucas
Hello, Lucas
Brenna and Jeffrey Westover of Norwood announce the birth of a son, Lucas, on Jan. 10 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Lucas’s grandparents are David and Donna Parsons of Wolfeboro, N.H., and Gerald and Colleen Westover of Wolfeboro, formerly of Martha’s Vineyard.
Engagement
Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Karako of Edgartown and Mr. and Mrs. William L. Spruill of Chesapeake, Va. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Sarah Kendall Spruill to Marc Wayne Coull. A wedding is planned for June 23 at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown.
Isabella Arrives
Isabella Arrives
Jussar and Jackson Silva of Edgartown announce the birth of a daughter, Isabella Sampaio Silva, born on May 16, 2012 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Isabella weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces at birth. She joins big brother Emmanuel.
Welcome Gannon
Welcome Gannon
Catherine and Jeremiah McCarthy of Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Gannon William McCarthy, born on May 17, 2012 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Gannon joins brother Everon.
Edgartown Approves Tax Rate, Debates Ferry Day
The Edgartown selectmen Monday approved a single tax rate of $3.43 for every $1,000 worth of property, representing a three cent increase from last year, the board of assessors said. The tax rate is still subject to final approval from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
Edgartown
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
(kathleencase@comcast.net)
The weather has been a bit gloomy, but the flowers love the rain and the dirt roads are not as dusty. I can’t say that it has helped the pollen as I know many people who are having a terrible time.
Happy birthday…
Chappy
MARGARET KNIGHT
508-627-8894
(margaret02539@yahoo.com)
All of Chappaquiddick has finally turned a lush, pale olive green—the green of oaks and beech, choke cherries and honeysuckle. The leaves of the later trees are still emerging—sassafras are just opening their mittened fists. Soon the tasty blossoms of the black locust will appear,…
They Are Not Warm and Cuddly, But Go With the Bluefish
The best fishing trip I ever had took place about 10 years ago (my, I am getting old) in a canoe launched off of Lucy Vincent Beach.
Raw, Vegan, Organic: Not Your Sugar Mamas Is Not Your Ordinary Chocolate
In her search for the best raw chocolate, Bennett Coffey tasted chocolates from all over the world, including Bali, Peru and Ecuador. Eventually, she settled on a raw cacao from the Asociacion de Santipo in Peru, where money goes directly to farmers and the product is certified fair trade and organic. This raw cacao is…
One Location, Infinite Perspectives, Bananas Gallery Debuts Plein Air Show
It used to be Kanta Lipsky’s secret spot. The West Tisbury artist would stand across the road from the orchard on the old Humphrey’s property in her town, dabbing bright greens and yellows on a canvas, working quickly to set the colors down before the light changed and the scene vanished.
The Art of Family Planning
The Friends of Family Planning Art Show and sale celebrates its 24th year at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury beginning today, May 25, and running through Sunday, May 27. With about 125 artists exhibiting and over 25 Island eateries donating goods, the art show has become an essential fundraising event for the Island’s family…
Good Hook
King Cake and the Baby
Hooked Restaurant, located on the site of the beloved Lola’s, 15 Island Inn Road in Oak Bluffs, is having its grand opening tonight, May 25. To celebrate they are going creole with a New Orleans-inspired music scene.
Yoga Festival
Yoga Festival
The third annual Martha’s Vineyard Yoga Festival is now selling tickets. The event takes place on Labor Day weekend from August 30 to Sept. 3 and features a cast of thousands. Or at least that’s the way it seems based on the both the quantity and quality of instructors, cooks and…
Comedy Duo Heads Up Rotary Club Benefit
Next weekend Tim Conway returns to the Vineyard to host an evening of comedy to benefit the Rotary Club of Martha’s Vineyard.
For those not familiar with the comic stylings of Mr. Conway, get thee to a YouTube video now. He was part of the original Gang of Four, if you will, on…
Book Review: Barbecue Maestro Cooks Up New Dish, Chappy Love Story
In an afterward to Steven Raichlen’s love story that takes place on our own beloved little island off the big Island, locally known as Chappy, the author frets, in a witty way, that he might have presented the small, water-enveloped moraine as too much of a Shangri-la: What if too many readers are persuaded to…
Cooking Workshop
Josh Levy of Vineyard Nutrition is hosting a workshop for parents to learn how to make quick, healthy, budget-minded and seasonal kid-friendly food. Can you say manna from heaven?
The class is hands-on, parents, so bring your vegetable chopping skills to the table or, better yet, be prepared to gain some skills. The…
Moor History
Museum Opens Theatre Exhibit
Martha’s Vineyard is, of course, known for its beaches and endless summer breezes. But it is also known for its theatre; after all, the Island has been a haven for artists for, well, what do you think those whalers did for fun?
Richard Russo to Read
On Sunday, May 27, Pulitzer Prize winning author Richard Russo and his daughter, Kate, will give a reading at the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore in Vineyard Haven. This will be the first event to take place in the bookstore’s new space, across Main street in the old Bowl and Board building.
What a…
Opera Weekend
Opera Weekend
Sweet Life Café is hosting three wine dinners in support of opera on the Vineyard.
What, you didn’t know the Island was awash in opera? Well, this summer joining established events such as Opera Noire and Dance Opera Theatre, there will be a new Opera Weekend in August produced…
Chamber Music
Chamber Music
This weekend the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society (MVCMS) begins its 2012 season by hosting a concert on Saturday, May 26, at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown.
The concert features Sharan Leventhal on violin, Lila Brown on viola, Jonathan Miller on cello and Delores Stevens on piano. The…
Car Wash
Car Wash
Just in time to wash off the pollen (do cars get allergies, too?) or the trail dust from the long Memorial Day weekend drive to the Vineyard, the Charter School is hosting a car wash on Saturday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The washing takes place…
March to the Sea
March to the Sea
Every year the Tisbury School and the Edgartown School pay homage to Memorial Day with March to the Sea pilgrimages. Today, March 25, starting at 12:30 p.m. in Tisbury and 1 p.m. in Edgartown, students walk from their respective schools down to the water where they will throw flowers…
Tisbury Town Picnic
Tisbury Town Picnic
The town of Tisbury is sponsoring an old-fashioned Memorial Day picnic (on May 28), open to all, from noon to 4 p.m. with children’s games, music, rowboats, and free ice cream. Grills will be available.
The location of the picnic is at the old Tisbury Waterworks, just off…
Cartoon Connoisseur Cruises The Strips for Insight, Analysis
Paul Karasik takes cartoons seriously. Take a gag cartoon from the vault of Ernie Bushmiller’s much-loved Nancy strip, for instance. The three-panel cartoon is not so much read by Mr. Karasik as absorbed.
Hurts So Good
Don’t needle me too hard for missing out on this one.
Though I have a sharp eye when it comes to wild edibles, somehow stinging nettles passed me by. As one of the first spring greens, they can be consumed when they first leaf out in early to mid-April. Even at the end…
Plover Odd Couple
A rare Wilson’s plover arrived on-Island May 18. It was discovered by Liz Baldwin and Luanne Johnson, the team from Biodiversity Works that is monitoring piping plovers and American oystercatchers on many of the Island beaches. They spotted the Wilson’s plover at Squibnocket and found it was keeping the company of a piping plover. Turns…
Signs of the Season
Mouths of babes! My grand daughter, Violet, went on a school field trip to the Polly Hill Arboretum. She was impressed with the lecture on nectar guides. How I have been gardening for over forty years and did not know this is beyond me.
Excellence in Design
Excellence in Design
Martha’s Vineyard Interior Design announced that Liz Stiving Nichols has received New England Home’s 5 Under 40 annual award for excellence in design.
After receiving her BFA in Interior Design from Harrington Institute of Interior Design in Chicago, Ms. Nichols moved to Martha’s Vineyard. For the past 11…
Recent Island Real Estate Transactions
Chilmark
John J. Atkins and Jamie N. Atkins purchased 80 State Road in Chilmark from David B. Boyd and Joan M. Boyd for $465,000 on May 18.
Timothy J. Gollin purchased 92 Kings Highway in Chilmark from Michael A. Reuben for $730,000 on May 18.
Ellen B. Kaplan, trustee…
New Fast Ferry Face
New Fast Ferry Face
There’s a new boat on the block. A newly constructed $6 million vessel from Rhode Island Fast Ferry will be put into service in June.
The 150-passenger Ava Pearl will provide service between Quonset Point, R.I. and Oak Bluffs, and will replace the company’s current 400-passenger vessel,…
Grant Inquiries Accepted
Grant Inquiries Accepted
The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation is accepting inquiries for its 2012 Intellectual Disabilities grant cycle. To be eligible to apply, organizations must be located in Barnstable, Nantucket, Dukes or Essex Counties in Massachusetts and serve children, adolescents and young adults to age 26 with intellectual disabilities. The deadline…
Beautiful Bluefish
Pound for pound, there is not a more ferocious, hard-pulling fish than the bluefish — which makes it a perfect target for young anglers learning how to catch a fish. To the inexperienced youth holding a rod and reel, hooking a small, four-pound snapper bluefish can feel like hooking a whale. They tug and tug…
May 18: Sunny
Friday, May 18: Sunny. Deep blue skies. Lilacs in bloom in Vineyard Haven. Bright red geraniums in window boxes in Edgartown. Lawnmowers sing duets in the afternoon. Lawns are lush. Grass cuttings color a sidewalk green.
Saturday, May 19: Light breeze in the morning. Early fishing boats bob up and down on the…
On Time for Summer, Chappy Ferry Book Carries Stellar Load
In researching The Chappy Ferry Book, author Tom Dunlop asked his fellow Islanders what they thought was the most spectacular thing to hit the boat in its 200 years of operation
“I’ve gotten some good answers: a whale, a meteorite,” Mr. Dunlop said in an interview this week. “To a man and to…
