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
November 9, 2012
55 Heath Hen Lane, Vineyard Haven
55 Heath Hen Lane in Vineyard Haven sold for $527,500 on Oct. 31.
74 Meadow View Road, Oak Bluffs
74 Meadow View Road in Oak Bluffs sold for $620,000 on Oct. 31.
95 Wing Road, Oak Bluffs
95 Wing Road in Oak Bluffs sold for $420,000 on Nov. 1.
28 Pine Street, Edgartown
28 Pine Street in Edgartown sold for $575,000 on Nov. 1.
8 Woodhaven Drive, Edgartown
8 Woodhaven Drive in Edgartown sold for $824,000 on Oct. 31.
28 Huntington Way, Chilmark
28 Huntington Way in Chilmark sold for $1,542,500 on Nov. 1.
34 Lighthouse Road, Aquinnah
34 Lighthouse Road in Aquinnah sold for $875,000 on Oct. 31.
Two-Day Northeaster Buffets Island, Halts Ferry, Air Travel
Ferries to the Vineyard were running again Friday morning after a fierce northeaster battered the Vineyard this week with more coastal flooding and wind gusts of up to 77 miles per hour. Most ferry service and air travel were shut down for two straight days on Wednesday and Thursday. The powerful gale downed trees in…
Tisbury Considers Community Preservation Requests
The weathervane on top of the Katharine Cornell Theatre might have a chance to face north again.Repairs to the weathervane, which currently faces 180 degrees in the wrong direction, is one of 26 applications the Tisbury Community Preservation Act Committee reviewed for eligibility on Monday night.
West Tisbury Special Town Meeting Asks Voters to Fund Police Station Design
West Tisbury voters will be asked to pay for the final design phase of a new town police station at a special town meeting Tuesday. Moderator F. Patrick Gregory will preside over the session which begins at 7 p.m. at the West Tisbury School. There are nine articles on the warrant. Voters will be asked…
Vineyard Backs Obama, Warren, Favors Incumbents for MVC
Martha’s Vineyard followed the mood of the state and the country Tuesday when thousands of voters trekked to the polls to help re-elect President Barack Obama to a second term and cast ballots for Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren and incumbent Cong. William Keating.
Moving Slowly Into the Black, Oak Bluffs Eyes Future Needs
At a special town meeting last fall, Oak Bluffs voters slashed more than $300,000 from an underfunded budget in light of the town’s financial woes. A year later officials say the town is on firmer financial footing. Next Tuesday’s special town meeting will focus more on capital investments, including funding for architectural studies for a…
New Effort Aims to Restore Once Prevalent Atlantic White Cedars
Tucked among the red cedars, black oaks and white oaks at Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary stand six Atlantic white cedars, barely two feet tall. Last year Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation planted 12 of these cedars at the sanctuary as part of a restoration project; the tree is said to be native to the Vineyard, according to…
Off the Front Lines But Still Serving
One rock was out of place. Staff Sgt. Randy Dull had traveled the same route in provincial Afghanistan one week prior, but something was amiss. The big thing about keeping the same crew is you learn the terrain — you know every inch,” Mr. Dull said in an interview with the Gazette this week at…
Football, Cross Country Advance in Post Season
The playoff runs of field hockey and boys’ soccer ended this week, leaving football and cross country the only Vineyard teams still in action. Football takes on league opponent Coyle-Cassidy in an away game tomorrow at 1 p.m. Cross country travels to the Eastern Massachusetts Divisional Championship meet, held in Wrentham, tomorrow.
High School SAT Scores Above Average
SAT scores at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School were above the national average in 2012 in the three areas of critical reading, writing and math, high school guidance director Michael McCarthy said this week. Mr. McCarthy gave his annual report on SAT scores to the high school district committee on Monday night. On average,…
U-14 Girls Tie, Keeping Undefeated Season Intact
The MV United U-14 girls’ team completed their undefeated season last weekend, finishing with a near-perfect 8-0-1 record. The team tied 1-1 with Dartmouth in their final game last Saturday. Fifteen minutes into the game, Adelaide Keene scored for the U-14s. Dartmouth landed a goal of its own a minute later on a corner kick.…
Storm Battered
The country has been roughed up by politics but the Northeast even more roughed up by storms in the past week, as if nature was sending some kind of furious message about who’s really in charge. The Island was scoured by the northern edge of Hurricane Sandy early last week and then this week a…
Fall Back
Some say the Island shifts after Labor Day, with roads suddenly quieter and Five Corners again a place of corners rather than complaints over traffic and long waits. Others point to Columbus Day as the moment of reckoning. More stores close. Leaves change color and bid adieu to their branches, echoing the slump and slide…
Sand In My Shoes: Gift of Laughter Unwrapped Anytime
Sad to say, I come from a long line of people who bump into doors, sweep punch bowls from tables, and drag dog doo into rooms, inadvertently stamping it into rugs and floorboards because the person with the soiled shoe can’t understand why everyone’s yelling at him. My dad was a one-man demolition derby. At…
Washashore Chronicle: Being Treated to Full Cast of Characters
All right, we have been officially initiated as full-fledged year-rounders in Vineyard Haven. We participated in Halloween. What a scene. What a kick!We have been hearing about this holiday classic for years and missed it last year. It would have been our first Halloween in Vineyard Haven but we were called off-Island to a wedding.…
Families in Need
The Family to Family Holiday Meals Program, which provides holiday meals to distressed families and is distributed through the Serving Hands Food Distribution at the First Baptist Church in Vineyard Haven, is again asking for help. For more than eight years, the good people of Martha’s Vineyard
Like Richard Scarry
On behalf of the friends of Tim Fullin fundraiser committee, we would like to thank all for the outpouring of support on Saturday, Nov. 3. The night was full of great food, great items but most important great family, friends and love!
Fullin Fullness
On behalf of the friends of Tim Fullin fundraiser committee, we would like to thank all for the outpouring of support on Saturday, Nov. 3. The night was full of great food, great items but most important great family, friends and love!
Injury Prevention
Thank you for coordinating the posture screening and injury prevention session on Saturday, Oct. 27. Special thanks to Kris Martin, Connie Hughes and Barbara Smith for making it happen.
War Correspondence
From the Vineyard Gazette edition of Nov. 14, 1918:The Great War began August 1, 1914 and lasted 1,567 days. The United States entered the Great War on April 6, 1917. Fighting on the battlefronts ended at 6 o’clock Monday morning, Nov. 11, 1918, Eastern time in the United States. The armistice with Germany was signed…
From Behind the Duck Blind, Decoy Exhibit Showcases History
A big slice of the way things used to be on the Vineyard is shared in a new exhibit of duck decoys which opened last weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum. It is a story that goes back centuries, to a time when many of those residing on the Island were engaged in sustenance living,…
Costs Rise for Solar Project in Tisbury
Despite a decrease in anticipated revenue due to increased costs, Tisbury town leaders said they will move ahead with a solar panel project planned for the former town landfill. The town was originally expected to earn $60,000 a year from the project, but now is expected to earn around $45,000 because interconnection costs are higher…
Aquinnah Voters Convene Special Town Meeting
At a special town meeting in Aquinnah next Thursday voters will be asked to pay for the town’s share of the Massachusetts Estuaries Project. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Aquinnah town hall. Moderator Michael Hebert will preside; there are seven articles on the warrant. A quorum of 39 is required.
Plaque, Pictures Honor Those Who Served
In the American Legion Hall in Edgartown, there are two wall displays of town veterans who have served their country. One is new, the other is old. The one that is old shows more than 100 photographs of town veterans who served in World War II. The pictures are black and white and in remarkably…
As High School Goes, So Does the Nation
In their mock election Tuesday, Vineyard high schoolers voted overwhelmingly for President Obama.The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School cafeteria served as a polling station for a mock presidential election Tuesday afternoon; 25 per cent of enrolled students cast ballots.History teacher Andrew Vandall said his leadership class initiated the mock election where about 700 students were…
Greg Orcutt Receives Hospice Award
This year’s Spirit of the Vineyard Award will be presented to Greg Orcutt on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at The Grill on Main in Edgartown from 4 to 6 p.m.
Land Bank Revenues: Nov. 2
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $104,280 for the business week ending on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012.
GPS Course for Mariners
The Martha’s Vineyard detachment of the Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a two-week GPS course for mariners beginning Nov. 28. The course will meet Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. through Dec. 5 at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. Pre-registration is required.
Islander Wins Wallace Award
Duncan MacDonald of Vineyard Haven has been honored by the American-Scottish Foundation as the recipient of the Wallace Award for service and leadership in the Scottish-American community. Ms. MacDonald, well-known on the Vineyard for her long community service and love of all things Scottish, played a leading role in the establishment by the U.S. Senate…
Realty Sales Associate
Lena T. Johnson has joined the sales team at Harborside Realty in Edgartown. Mr. Johnson, who hails from Ocala, Fla., has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry, including the fields of residential sales and sales of equestrian facilities. She will focus on both Island sales and vacation rentals.
Joe and Vivian Costa Sparkle for Diamond Anniversary
Joseph and Vivian Costa celebrated 60 years of marriage on Oct. 1, 2012. The family gathered this past August at their annual family reunion, aptly named The Costapalooza, to celebrate Joe and Vivian’s milestone. With one great-grandchild and one on the way, the Costa family is showing the next generation the importance and joy of…
Announcing Gideon
Quinn and Stephen Savard of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Gideon Mark Savard, born on Nov. 6 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Gideon weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. He is welcomed by big brother Eamon, 7, and big sister Nola, 4.
Hello, Jesse
Leslie and Tobias Myers of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Jesse Augustus Myers, born on Nov. 2 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Jesse weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. Jesse joins siblings Lily and Tanner.
Samantha Arrives
Lisa Nickowal and Geoguimar De Freitas of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Samantha Nickowal De Freitas, born on Nov. 1 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Samantha weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces at birth.
Welcome Rohana
Remonia Rodney and Rohan Doctor of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Rohana Jahmelia Rodney, born on Nov. 3 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Rohana weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces at birth.
Chappy Town Column: Nov. 9
Between the weather and the elections, Chappaquiddick has been a pretty exciting place to live recently. As I write this Wednesday morning, we head into another big storm. Sharlee and Jack Livingston’s anemometer already has recorded winds at fifty miles per hour, higher than during Hurricane Sandy, and they live in a protected location.
Oak Bluffs Town Column: Nov. 9
With over a mile of wood-planked boardwalk from the Highlands in East Chop to along the front of today’s Oak Bluffs harbor and down to the Inkwell, “bluffing” was the activity of moonlight strolling to Lover’s Rock back in the early 1870’s. Bands played a song called “The Oak Bluffs Galop (sic),” a probably faster-paced…
Edgartown Town Column: Nov. 9
The oil barrel is filled. The thermostat is set on 68. The screens are up and the storm windows down (yes, we still have them), so I think we are ready for the cold.Happy birthday to all who celebrated their day this past week. Big balloons go out to Gabriel Brito, who celebrated his day…
Vineyard Haven Town Column: Nov. 9
“Train a child the way he should go and when he is old he shall not turn from it,” Proverbs 22:6.When I was a kid my parents always took us with them to vote. I remember the mystique of the curtain and voting booth, somewhat reminiscent of the confessional but with a much better purpose…
West Tisbury Town Column: Nov. 9
Well, today is the start of a long holiday weekend for some of us. The library, school and all other town and county buildings will be closed on Monday in honor of Veterans Day. This holiday was created to acknowledge the armistice that ended World War I. Over 50 years ago the day was re-dedicated…
Chilmark Town Column: Nov. 9
Chilmark celebrates with the rest of the country . . . if not for the elected contestants, then for the process of the election. Where else in the world could all the differences be resolved by vote without violence and insurrection? We can all be proud of our country and those smart men who came…
Aquinnah Town Column: Nov. 9
WE DID IT! The best part, though, is that all the political telephone calls will cease.Aquinnah saw a steady stream of voters all day, with a line and even voters waiting at times. Very encouraging to have 75 per cent of the voters cast their ballots, with 25 per cent of the votes cast by…
Island Entertainment Braves the Sequel
Anything can happen in the movies, and the same could be said for a movie store — particularly if that store is Island Entertainment.Longtime manager Jamie Alley’s DVD of choice for the last hour of business each night is typically an old Saturday Night Live episode.“It’s a good way to fill the last hour, and…
A Long Career of Paying Attention
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. Edward Hoagland will speak at the Vineyard Haven Public Library about his 60 years of writing. Mr. Hoagland lives for most of the year in Edgartown and is one of the nation’s most celebrated essayists. He has written more than 20 books, both fiction and nonfiction, received two…
Nine Lives and How He Lived Them
John Potter is a retired gentleman who walks his dog Rocky twice a day along East Chop. He is a quiet, unassuming man whose life on the Island centers around family; his wife Joan, three sons and daughters in laws, and several grandchildren.But what one sees on the bluff is just the current iteration of…
Pig King Comes to the Vineyard
Perhaps it is time to invent a new word. Swine-apalooza? No, too much like a disease. Pork-arific? Better, but perhaps a whiff of the frathouse lingers. Pig-tastick? Pass me the bacon.The reason for this conundrum of phrasing is the Pork and Knives and Swine and Dine events heading this way.
Slow Food Potluck
On Sunday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. Slow Food Martha’s Vineyard and The Farm Institute are hosting a community harvest potluck at the Chilmark Community Center. The potluck is open to the public and everyone is asked to bring a dish for six to share, made with at least one local ingredient. This event is…
ACE MV and CCC
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, Cape Cod Community College will hold an informational session for college credit courses earned on Island through Adult and Community Education (ACE MV). The meeting will take place from 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at the regional high school library. For more information and a list of classes offered by ACE…
Fourth Grade IMP
Tonight, Nov. 9, the Tisbury fourth graders along with IMP will perform two musical fairy tales — Bears Beware! Goldilocks is in your town! and Waking Sleeping Beauty —a fairy’s tale.During the last six weeks the fourth graders worked together to create the scenery, props, musical numbers, set changes, costumes, sound equipment and acting.
Polly Hill Winter Walks Begin This Weekend
The best antidote to the cold is not turning up the heat or starting a roaring fire. It’s meeting the new season head-on and becoming one with the chill. A warm sweater, hat and mittens does help, but even more warming is the sight of the woods on a winter’s day when walking step-by-step through…
VCS Leads Guided Walk on Sunday
The Vineyard Conservation Society (VCS) will begin its program of guided winter walks this Sunday, Nov. 11, with an interpretative hike around the agricultural land and outwash plain at Katama Farm. The walk takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. This year’s winter walks embrace the theme of historic land usage crossroads and feature properties…
Pinkletinks in Autumn
Why write about pinkletinks — also known as spring peepers everywhere but the Vineyard — at this time of the year? We are all preparing for winter by getting out our winter clothes, shutting storm windows and turning on the heat. Frogs cannot do those things, but they have other ways of surviving the winter.…
Atria Burger Nights Return
How do you like your off-season? Rare, medium or well done? Better yet, how about with caramelized onions and cheddar? Atria has begun its burger nights, an integral part of its Brick Cellar ambience that continues all winter long. The Cellar offers a happy hour menu starting at 4:30 p.m. and a full dinner menu…
Please Adopt Us
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard is declaring November adopt an elder shelter cat or dog month. The shelter has wonderful, sweet older cats who desperately need homes. Adoption fees will be waived for anyone who wants an older cat to love. They are: Eve, a beautiful black stray from the Sweetened Water Farm area…
Pelicans and Buffleheads
David Vanderhoop spotted a brown pelican in West Basin, Aquinnah on Nov. 1. He or she was hanging out with double-crested cormorants on a float in West Basin and flying around Red Beach in Lobsterville. Brown pelicans have only been seen five other times on the Vineyard and always in the fall. However, as Matt…
Powered Up
I spent an extraordinary amount of time watching television this past week. The footage from the hurricane aftermath was so amazing and scary. I don’t think any photograph could do it justice. We certainly dodged a bullet here on the Vineyard. Violet and I went to Lucy Vincent Beach on Tuesday morning. We got a…
Starry Nights
The best autumn starry nights are ahead; especially in the coming week when the moon is mostly out of the picture. This is the time of year to get outside and gaze skyward, when we have the clarity of a winter sky and the comfort of autumn. It is not too cold yet. The Island…
