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
July 10, 2012
Lake Tashmoo Closed to Shellfishing
Lake Tashmoo has been closed to shellfishing as of Wednesday afternoon due to the presence of a potentially toxic algae bloom. Tisbury town administrator John Bugbee said Thursday that people should not shellfish in the body of water, and should dispose of all shellfish recently caught there, as there is no way of knowing how…
Pay Beach Reopened
Pay Beach in Oak Bluffs has been reopened to swimming after water samples taken Wednesday came back negative for elevated levels of bacteria. The beach was ordered closed Tuesday night, following one test that revealed higher than allowable levels of enterococcus, organisms that may indicate the presence of bacteria found in sewage.
News Update: Thursday, July 12 – Work Begins to Remove Fuel from Grounded Lobster Boat Off Aquinnah
Salvage work began off a remote beach in Aquinnah Thursday morning to remove some 800 gallons of fuel from a 46-foot Wesport lobster boat that went aground late Tuesday night.
News Update: Wednesday, July 11 – Executive Assistant Named New County Manager
The Dukes County commission voted Wednesday to name their executive administrative assistant as the new county manager.
Martina Thornton, who has held the number two staff position at the county for the past four years, will now negotiate a contract with the seven-member elected commission to take over as county manager.
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News Update: Wednesday, July 11 – Lobster Boat Runs Aground in Aquinnah, Taking on Water
A Wesport lobster boat remained on the rocks and in the surf off a remote coastline in Aquinnah Wednesday night, with salvage efforts set to begin again on Thursday morning.
Coast Guard public affairs spokesmen said that while the 46-foot Sherry Ann had a gash in her hull and some 800 gallons of…
News Update: Wednesday, July 11 – Fuel Station Closed Following Gas Leak
The fuel station at Church’s Pier will remain closed after a Fourth of July gas leak.
The fuel station at Church’s Pier will remain closed after a Fourth of July gas leak.
Oak Bluffs fire chief Peter Forend said that because of old fuel lines, the station at the Oak Bluffs harbor…
News Update: Thursday, July 12 – Pay Beach Reopened; Seth’s Pond Remains Closed Due to Bacteria
Pay Beach in Oak Bluffs has reopened for swimming, one day after it was ordered closed due to elevated levels of bacteria. Oak Bluffs health agent Shirley Fauteux said Wednesday that a routine water sample taken on July 9 revealed higher than allowed levels of enterococcus, organisms that may indicate the presence of bacteria found…
Bound for England
Friday June 29 was the perfect summer evening at Featherstone Center for the Arts. The weather was warm, the grounds were beautiful and the stars shone brightly! With the help of many, the West Tisbury School eighth grade class was able to raise money toward their trip to England next June. Many thanks go out…
Added Square Feet
We are the abutters who are the subject of your July 6 article. We don’t wish to hash out the case outside of the proper authorities but would like to correct the record to reflect that the Zoia home, according to our reading of the plans, is actually over 10,000 square feet of habitable space…
Hebrew Center Apology
Since its inception 13 years ago, the Summer Institute of the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center has brought exceptional leaders and notables from the frontiers of politics, science and the arts to the Vineyard as part of its speaker series. This year’s roster follows that tradition.
Last Thursday evening, well known legal analyst and author Jeffrey…
Hebrew Center Mayhem
I am writing with regard to the Jeffrey Toobin event at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center Thursday night, July 5.
I arrived at the center around 6:15 and commented to my husband that the parking lot was already full and how surprised I was that so many people were already in line (approximately 70).
I…
Artists in Conversation
Ray Ellis has been painting for over 70 years, much of it on the Vineyard. This year one of his paintings was auctioned off for $120,000 at the Taste of the Vineyard fundraiser for the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust. Two years ago at the same event, a painting by Mr. Ellis went for $250,000. Last…
Seeds of Love for Agricultural Fair Sown at an Early Age
Every kid that grew up here has his or her own memories of the Agricultural Fair. From the oxen pull and skillet-throwing contest, to the rides and games, and, of course, the food, for four days in August the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair is the place to be.
Decade of Change
From the Vineyard Gazette edition of January, 1970:
In the decade just past, Gay Head has become a National Landmark, Cedar Tree Neck has been preserved as a nature sanctuary, Felix Neck a guarded precinct for wildlife, Wasque Point has been saved, Dodger Hole Swamp was a gift to the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation…
In Polly’s Garden: A Biological Timeline in Plant Collections
The Polly Hill Arboretum’s herbarium collection began in 2001, with a gift of algae specimens from Island resident and seaweed expert, the late Rose Treat. A herbarium is a scientific resource consisting primarily of a collection of dried, pressed plant specimens. Herbarium specimens record the past and provide users with the historic and current locations…
Family Ties Bind and Constrain In Screenwriter’s Daughter
The Screenwriter’s Daughter, the current Vineyard Playhouse production written and directed by Larry Mollin, is more than a performance — it’s a resurrection of history.
Mother in Crisis: Exaggerated, Exposed
Judith Hannan spent the first couple of decades of her working life floating from one job to another — a clerk, an office temp, a secretary, a fundraiser.
“I’m like a jellyfish. I just drift. I have drifted into everything I’ve ever done,” she said. “But once I became a mother, for the…
Broad Stroke of Artists Ready For Edgartown Gallery Stroll
Traeger di Pietro first started painting for love. He was 15; she was artsy and he was a jock, a baseball player. He knew her ex-boyfriend had painted her things and he wanted to impress her too. His first paintings were small still lifes of flowers and roses.
“I never stopped, I just…
Cinema Circus Short Films Get Green Light from Twin Critics
Each week the folks at Cinema Circus show a series of short films on Wednesday evenings at the Chilmark Community Center. The films begin at 6 p.m. but at 5 p.m. the circus — complete with jugglers, face painters, stilt walkers, food and music — gets under way.
An advanced screening of the…
The Review on the Reviewers
Names: Olive Mae and Violet Jeanne MacPhail
Ages: 6
School: On our way to first grade at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School
Pets: Bruin, Buster or Rooibos the dog, Yellow Peep the rooster.
Something new you are learning: Olive: Even and odd numbers. Violet: taking away numbers.
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Lyme Disease Testing Now Takes 40 Minutes
No more waiting for Lyme disease test results; the test can now be done at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in about 40 minutes compared with a two-day wait.
About two weeks ago the hospital began testing people for Lyme disease using a piece of equipment recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and…
Corrections
Corrections
A photograph that accompanied a story in the Friday Gazette about the lost art of harpooning swordfish from the Vineyard incorrectly identified a person in the picture. It was Todd Mayhew, not Jeremy Mayhew, who was pictured with his father Greg Mayhew.
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A commentary on the Vineyard African American…
Order Up, a Three Top Comes Clean
It’s summer on the Vineyard, and they’re on the front lines, delivering lobster rolls to hungry hordes, serving up beers to thirsty tourists.
For wait staff at Vineyard restaurants and bars, the summer is the big show, the time of year where crowds make up for the slower off-season months. Summer days —…
A Cronkite Award for Captain Douglas
Robert S. Douglas, captain of the topsail schooner Shenandoah, received the Walter Cronkite award Saturday at the 21st annual Sail Martha’s Vineyard Seafood Buffet and Auction at Tisbury Wharf. The award is bestowed to those who have distinguished themselves above and beyond, following the precepts of Sail Martha’s Vineyard’s own goals, to enrich the lives…
He’s Proof That Doctors Are Human, Too
A Vineyard doctor will receive a prestigious award for humanism from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
The Gold DOC award goes to Dr. Prit Gill for his work as a primary care doctor with a Vineyard patient.
Irene Ziebarth, whose father is the patient, nominated Dr. Gil for the honor after…
Hives in the Backyard, Local Apiaries Attract Sweet Buzz
Chilmark tends to be on the darker side. Edgartown is rather light, and in springtime, the honey produced in West Tisbury and Vineyard Haven is so light in color it’s almost clear.
“They’re all different, and people really like that — they like the local, local, down to the town,” Tim Colon, owner…
Fourth of July Crash Claims One Life; Another Remains Critically Injured
A 21-year-old New Hampshire woman has died and a 26-year-old New Hampshire man remained in critical condition in a Boston hospital Monday afternoon following a Fourth of July car accident on the Vineyard last week that left five people injured, three critically. A stunned family member who was at the scene but not involved in…
Toobin Mania at the Hebrew Center
It’s summer on the Vineyard; crowds are expected. But nobody, from event organizers to the hundreds of people who gathered outside the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center last Thursday night, expected mayhem at a speaking event about the Supreme Court.
The Voice and Pen of Civil Rights
As a little girl, Charlayne Hunter-Gault would sit on her grandmother’s knee while she read the news, picking out the comics, finding one in particular rather enchanting.
“I fell in love with Brenda Starr,” she said. “I thought, here’s the most exciting job for a woman — taking on the world as…
