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 5, 2021
Crescent Moon and Venus
The crescent moon and Venus will appear together as a pair low in the southwestern sky on Sunday night. The two are close enough to draw an extra gaze from those unaware of the astronomical meeting. The two celestial objects are moving through the zodiacal constellation Sagittarius, the southernmost zodiacal constellation. The two are a…
Pondfront Building Project Riles West Tisbury Neighbors
A sleek, 4,300-square-foot building under construction by a foundation created by renowned British architect Sir Norman Foster is causing a stir among neighbors on the Tisbury Great Pond.
Mopeds, Streetscape Project Top Oak Bluffs Town Meeting
Mopeds top the warrant for Tuesday’s special town meeting in Oak Bluffs, where voters will again weigh in on a home-rule petition asking state legislators to ban moped rentals in town.
Chilmark Voters Tackle School Spending, Town Improvements
From the docks of Menemsha to the rutted roadway at Lucy Vincent Beach, a laundry list of projects are on the docket when voters gather for a special town meeting Saturday afternoon.
Daylight Saving Time
Fred Vincent, sexton of the church / for thirty years / Walked past our house each Sunday / In the winter / To go and ring the bell.
Healing and Hope Through Basketball
The DJ Henry Dream Fund is sponsoring a new basketball league at the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club, its first initiative on the Island. The program begins this weekend with a clinic on Saturday.
Paving Paradise
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s unanimous vote to approve the hulking Tisbury Marine Terminal redevelopment project suggests the unwelcome conclusion that economic expediency is probably part of the human condition.
Helping Seniors
This is a letter of thanks to the people who work at the Edgartown Council on Aging.
Time Shift
From the Nov. 5, 1943 edition of the Gazette:
A Waterman for Life Keeps Adapting, No Matter the Storm
Jeff Canha is a fifth-generation Islander who has been on the water since he was born.
Ellery Arrives
Kara and Ryan Leandro, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a daughter, Ellery Claire Leandro, born on Oct. 31.
Welcome Ferris
Erin and Sean Ready, of Edgartown, announce the birth of a son, Ferris Broadhurst Ready, born on Oct. 29.
Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending Oct. 29
Hotel Ginger Propco LLC purchased 9 David Healey Way in Oak Bluffs from Liquid Resorts LLC for $3,375,000 on Oct. 28.
Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending Nov. 5
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $521,456 for the business week ending on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.
New Big Band Leader Has a Big Spirit
Tuesday nights concert at the performing arts center was a big night for student musicians. and for the band ensemble’s director, Ray Fallon, who joined the school’s music faculty this fall.
A Tragicomedy of the Highest Order
For an actor the itch to do live theatre is always there. But the pandemic put scratching that itch in the dustbin for nearly two years.
Veterans Day
Veterans Day is Thursday, Nov. 11, celebrating the service of all military veterans. The Vineyard recognizes the day with a ceremony at Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs, beginning at 11 a.m
Please Adopt Us: Nov. 5
More adoption news to report this week. Acasia, the lop-eared rabbit, has found her forever home. Lucky bunny and lucky family.
West Tisbury Takes Quiet Note of Loss
Still reeling from the death Sunday of their colleague and friend Kent Healy, the remaining members of the West Tisbury select board met briefly Wednesday. “As you’ll notice, there’s a board member missing this evening,” said board chairman Skipper Manter.
Singing and Swinging, High School Musicians Return to the Stage
There was an opening-night feeling in the air at the performing arts center in Oak Bluffs Tuesday night, as regional high school bands and choirs took the stage for the first time in nearly two years.
Longtime Chilmark Town Treasurer Will Retire
With the impending retirement of longtime town treasurer Melanie Becker, the Chilmark select board voted unanimously Tuesday to take steps to change the position from elected to appointed. Ms. Becker will retire in January.
Fall Cut-backs
It’s a week later and folks are still talking about the big storm. I don’t remember wind lasting for so many hours.
West Tisbury Town Column: Nov. 5
Do you ever feel that the weather so perfectly echoes your emotional state — cloud cover, likelihood of precipitation, even record-shattering events such as last week’s bomb cyclone — that your psychological health might just as well be charted by your local meteorologist?
Vineyard Haven Town Column: Nov. 5
The two gales certainly caused upheavals here.
Chilmark Town Column: Nov. 5
They say the weather on your birthday is a reflection of how you behaved during the course of the previous year.
Edgartown Town Column: Nov. 5
The big news, of course, is the storm now known as Wanda. It had winds of 93 mile an hour here in Edgartown.
Chappaquiddick Town Column: Nov. 5
The reason that the Memorial Wharf pavilion could be lifted up whole and set down clear of the reconstruction area is Kent Healy.
Aquinnah Town Column: Nov. 5
That northeaster hung around longer than we expected, with gusts at 94 miles per hour.
Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending Oct. 29
Jeremy Barber Trs. and Jeremy Barber Living Trust purchased 416 Lighthouse Road in Aquinnah from Karen H. Segal Trs., Michele S. Sviridoff Trs., Karen H. Segal Trust FBO, Mitchell Sviridoff UWO, Doris G. Sviridoff Revocable Trust and Michele S. Sviridoff Trust FBO for $2,185,000 on Oct. 25.
Gannets Galore
On Oct. 31, the seabirds showed up.
Safe, Not Sorry
The queries sprouted just like, well, mushrooms.
Boards of Health Set to Revisit Mask Mandate
As Covid-19 cases continue on a downward trajectory this fall, the six Martha’s Vineyard boards of health are now poised to revisit the question of mandatory indoor mask mandates on the Island The boards of health planned to meet at noon Friday by Zoom.
Rural Scholars Find Limited Options for Island Young Adults
Teenagers and young adults on Martha’s Vineyard face a lack of educational and career opportunities, according to a report from a team of graduate students at the University of Massachusetts medical school.
Covid Cases Keep Falling
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 continued to decline on the Island, with 12 new cases reported for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 30, and just one more case in the two days since.
Peter Boak Celebrates 25 Years With Federated Church
At its Oct. 31 service, the Edgartown Federated Church celebrated Peter Boak, its minister of music for 25 years.
Dead Can Dance And Tell Stories That Haunt
A sprawling old Oak Bluffs summer house underwent a Halloween weekend transformation in Rizing, an immersive, intimate and spooky new piece.
Housing Proposals Aired in Oak Bluffs
Two visions for a new, affordable apartment complex near the YMCA and ice arena in Oak Bluffs on a wooded parcel of town-owned land known as the Southern Tier, had their first airings Friday before more than 80 people at a special meeting of the town select board.
Homeowners Revise Historic Demolition Plan in Oak Bluffs
A historic home demolition project in Oak Bluffs remains undecided after the Martha’s Vineyard Commission agreed to reopen the written record on the plan.
Finding Room in the Heart for Everyone
In some circles there’s talk. Some of it is disparaging and some of it is hopeful. Its an old Island conversation, about newcomers.
Kent Healy, West Tisbury Selectman, Dies at 89
The West Tisbury selectman who had been a pillar of the rural agricultural town for decades, died Sunday at his home after a brief illness. He was 89.
Whalers Top Vineyarders to Retain Possession of the Island Cup
On a windy Halloween day on Nantucket, the Whalers cruised to a 27-7 victory against the Vineyarders in the historic Island Cup rivalry.
Five Corners Reopens After Extreme Flooding
Five Corners in Vineyard Haven was reopened Sunday afternoon after major flooding had forced the closure of the intersection from early morning on.
