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
February 4, 2022
Venus, Mercury and Mars
Three planets shine together tomorrow morning before sunrise.
Nature’s Champion Gives Island Wildlife a Seat at the Table
Luanne Johnson’s to-do list runs to the wild side: study otter scat, track owls by moonlight. Last week the founder, director and biologist for BiodiversityWorks was in Aquinnah.
Oak Bluffs Streetscape Project Digs In
The Oak Bluffs project to revamp downtown with rearranged parking and expanded sidewalks, is forging ahead through blizzards and other winter obstacles.
Hello Kaia
Jenny Rosen and Oraibi Voumard, of Aquinnah, announce the birth of a daughter, Kaia Rose Oraibi Voumard, born on Jan. 31.
Celebrating New York’s Avant-Garde
Victoria Campbell has always been a storyteller, with the Vineyard providing some of her earliest inspirations.
Please Adopt Us: Feb. 4
We’re delighted to report that Max, the lab/husky mix, has found his forever home.
Land Bank Revenues: Week Ending Feb. 4
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $255,910 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
Vineyard Haven Schooner Rescue Is All-Out Effort
In a dramatic, all-hands-on-deck effort, the wooden schooner Tangier was hauled off a sandbar in Vineyard Haven harbor Tuesday morning after she went aground in gale-force winds during the weekend blizzard that lashed the Island.
State Grant Supports Wellness in Schools
Mental and emotional wellness programs at Island public schools are getting a boost this semester with funding from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Ag Society Plans Get Grudging Go-Ahead from Select Board Chairman
West Tisbury’s two-member select board reached its first serious difference of opinion Wednesday, when chairman Skipper Manter balked at the Agricultural Society’s 2022 schedule.
Vaccination Bus Returns on Feb. 6
The Vaccination Bus will be at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Sunday Feb. 6.
Mo’s Lunch Finds Its Groove at the PA Club
Since Mo’s Lunch opened at the Portuguese American Club it has become an Island mainstay.
Vineyard Bookshelf: The Best Ever
Here’s the ultimate coffee table book for every home in New England.
Groundhog Day
From the Feb. 4, 1938 edition of the Gazette:
Quarterly Bank Grants Awarded
Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation and Martha’s Vineyard Bank distributed a combined $109,681 to local non-profits in the fourth quarter of 2021.
MVY Announces Business Diversity Grants
MVYRADIO announced this week that three businesses have won its quarterly business diversity grants.
Work Set to Begin on Menemsha Docks
Preliminary work will get under way soon at the commercial fishing dock, after the Chilmark select board awarded a bid for a site assessment to Childs Engineering Tuesday afternoon.
Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending Jan. 28
Leo E. Strine Jr. and Carrie S. Strine purchased 39 Prospect Hill in Chilmark from Douglas G. Cochrane Jr. Trs., Eleanor B. Cochrane Trs. and the Douglas & Eleanor Cochraine Revocable Trust for $3,800,000 on Jan. 27.
West Tisbury Town Column: Feb. 4
Well, we had ourselves a spot of weather over the weekend.
Chilmark Town Column: Feb. 4
Last Friday evening I stood by myself in the Menemsha parking lot and snapped a photo of the Texaco and empty lot.
Edgartown Town Column: Feb. 4
We have plenty of snow. It was a long day with the wind, the snow, lights going off and some just blinking.
Chappaquiddick Town Column: Feb. 4
How did Chappaquiddickers handle power outages in the past?
Fully Prepared
Often, when weather forecasters warn of a big storm coming, the reaction is a bit of a “ho hum!”
Precious Find
Steve Maxner, an artist and beachcomber, has a way with words and a way with shells.
Winter Invasion
Here are the final results of the 62nd annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count held Jan. 2.
Tisbury Signs Long-Term Contract With Beach Road Festival
The Tisbury select board has approved a three-year agreement to host the annual Beach Road Weekend music festival in Veterans Memorial Park
MVC Debates Another Historic Home Demolition
Expansion plans at the Aidylberg elderly housing complex in Oak Bluffs are likely headed to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for review.
Edgartown Begins Master Plan Update
Edgartown residents will get a chance to draw and describe their goals for the town’s future at a series of hands-on public engagement sessions starting Feb. 16.
Rent, Utility Relief Available
Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation is providing an additional $200,000 in support for housing and utility bills.
Big House Bylaw Heads to West Tisbury Warrant
West Tisbury voters will decide this spring on a proposed bylaw that aims to prevent residential overbuilding in the town.
Registration for Sassafras Summer Camp
Sassafras Earth Education will open registration for its 2022 summer camp on Feb. 1 at 9 a.m.
Tom Hallahan Joins Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation
Thomas Hallahan has joined the staff of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation.
Award Goes to Island Grown Schools, MVRHS
Island Grown Schools and the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School have won a Food Recovery Challenge award.
Edgartown Democrats Elect Delegates
Edgartown Democrats will meet Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. via Zoom to elect delegates to the 2022 state Democratic convention.
Covid Cases See Steep Dropoff on Island
Mirroring the statewide trend, Covid-19 cases on Martha’s Vineyard are seeing a sharp decline following a record spike in early January.
Thumbing It to Work Keeps Blizzard Blues at Bay
On Sunday morning I was scheduled to work at Morning Glory Farm.
Test MV Closed Monday
Test MV is closed Monday due to weather. Monday’s appointments will be honored on Tuesday.
Aquinnah Town Hall Closed
Aquinnah town offices are closed Monday due to a frozen pipe and no heat, the town administrator said in an email.
After the Blizzard, Town Managers Praise Response
The Vineyard was spared major damage from the daylong blizzard that swept across the Island Saturday, town and emergency managers said.
Winter Northeaster Leaves Island Digging Out
Martha’s Vineyard began digging out early Sunday after a daylong blizzard lashed the Island with high winds and drifting snow.
Storm Preparations Under Way; SSA Cancels Ferry Service for Saturday
Blizzard warnings and travel advisories were up on Martha’s Vineyard Friday as a powerful northeast winter storm made its way up the mid-Atlantic. The Steamship Authority announced that all ferry service would be suspended Saturday.
