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
April 15, 2022
Planetary Lineup
Four visible planets will line up almost perfectly in the morning sky on Monday.
Housing Bank Question Sails Through Elections
Incumbent Oak Bluffs select board member Gail Barmakian squeaked back into office Thursday, edging out challenger Dion Alley by just two votes.
West Tisbury Backs Big House Bylaw
An agreeable group of voters filled the West Tisbury School gymnasium for their annual town meeting Tuesday evening, passing all but one of 51 articles on the warrant.
Conservation Sale Protects Mill Brook in West Tisbury
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank will purchase 26 acres near Priester’s Pond, and a new nonprofit led by Thomas Bena will purchase an adjoining 14 acres.
Oak Bluffs Approves Wastewater Expansion
With a number of big spending items and the pivotal housing bank question before them, Oak Bluffs voters opted for unity over division at their at annual town meeting Tuesday night.
Edgartown Marches Through Hefty Warrant
Edgartown voters gathered in the sun-drenched hall of the Old Whaling Church on a picturesque Tuesday evening to take up a hefty annual town meeting warrant.
Vision Fellowships Expand, Hosting New Energy Positions
The Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship announced seven scholarships this week, and two new fellowship positions.
Tisbury Gym Plays Host to Its Last Town Meeting
A new human resources department, and a high-level executive position to run it, were among more than 40 warrant articles passed in Tisbury by an overpowering majority at the annual town meeting Tuesday night.
Juneteenth Jubilee to Rise This Summer
Island businesses and nonprofit organizations are joining forces this year to celebrate the newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, with a weekend filled with art, music and lectures by leading scholars of black history.
One Month
An award-winning poem by a regional high school sophomore.
In a Hurried World, the Pace of Poetry Grows More Essential
April begins a fool and ends a sage. She tags the tails of March, the cruelest month with high hopes and fierce winds.
Trout Tourney
From the April 20, 1973 edition of the Vineyard Gazette by Polly Woollcott Murphy:
Forging a Path and Maintaining a Legacy
Growing up in New York city, Thelonious Sphere Monk 3rd did not think of his dad as a famous jazz pianist. He was just dad.
Emily Sturdivant Weds Carlos Dobler
Emily James Sturdivant and Carlos Enrique Dobler Morales were married on March 11 in Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico.
Welcome Lyra
Galen and William Brown, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a daughter, Lyra Lucille Brown, born on April 7 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Hello Olivia
Catherine Walton and Kyle Anderson, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia Kish Anderson, born on April 6 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Three Town Elections Thursday; Jim Bishop Drops Out of Running in Oak Bluffs
Voters go to the polls today in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury to decide on new select board members and cast ballots on the question of whether to create a Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank. In Oak Bluffs, one of three candidates for select board has dropped out.
Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending April 8
Michael E. Devlin and Catherine Devlin purchased 29 Clevelandtown Road in Edgartown from Marianne Dolan for $3,455,000 on April 7.
West Tisbury Town Column: April 15
Town meeting was still going strong when a swell of semantics, not to mention this column’s long-passed deadline, finally washed me out at around 9 p.m.
Vineyard Haven Town Column: April 15
We are venturing big bold steps, not baby steps.
Edgartown Town Column: April 15
Now that we are starting to get some warm weather, the wind has picked up a little but all the sun and blue skies have made people very happy.
Chilmark Town Column: April 15
Hardy New Englanders moved mountains to stand as witness alongside Andrew Ruimerman as he and Kimberlie Willard exchanged “I dos” this past weekend.
SSA Bill Comes Under More Fire on Both Islands
A bill to amend the Steamship Authority enabling act came under sharp criticism from county leaders on the Vineyard and Nantucket in a rare meeting between the two Islands early this week.
Chappaquiddick Town Column: April 15
Bob and Marvene O’Rourke are again osprey spotting for ornithologist Rob Bierregaard, who has been tracking and recording an Island census of the raptors for 25 years.
Liverworts Love
Need a fact or quotation on liverworts?
Yearly Show
We’ve had a series of beautiful days.
Unanticipated Music
I was outside filling my feeder early in the morning of April 6, and the valley was full of a strange sound.
Coast Guard to Host Safe-Boating Course
The Martha’s Vineyard Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold a safe boating class on April 23, which will feature updated material and be tailored to boaters navigating Vineyard waters.
After Key Win at Town Meetings, Housing Bank Coalition Turns to Elections
Buoyed by the outcome Tuesday night, on Wednesday the coalition to create a housing bank for the Vineyard was looking to the next steps.
Vaccination Bus Returns on May 1
The vaccination bus returns to Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday, May 1.
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Chappy Cell Tower Case
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed a legal challenge to a 115-foot cell tower on Chappaquiddick, effectively extinguishing further legal avenues in the long-running case.
Super Tuesday: Four Town Meetings Convene Tonight
The Martha’s Vineyard political season kicks off tonight with four annual town meetings, marking a return to a schedule that has been disrupted by the pandemic for two straight years. Voters will gather in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury.
Rise Dancers Soar in PAC Performance
Three dozen young dancers from Rise Vineyard Performing Arts got their chance Sunday to show a rapturous audience what they’ve been working on since September — dance moves and acrobatics alike.
Tiah’s Cove Road Closes Temporarily for Culvert Replacement
Tiah’s Cove Road in West Tisbury will be closed to through traffic beginning April 19, the town announced Monday, while the road culvert is replaced.
Diversity Coalition Helps Expand the Conversation
Representation and education form the basis of the Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition’s new program to give $300 grants to Island schools for books to promote racial equity.
Remembering Papou and His American Dream
I always thought I would have one last chance to say goodbye to my grandfather.
Ice Show Dazzles and Delights
Over the weekend, 130 of the Island’s skaters took to the ice at the MV Ice Arena as the Martha’s Vineyard Figure Skating Club presented its 33rd Annual Ice Show.
Easter and Passover Services Around the Island
Holy Week services begin on Maundy Thursday and continue throughout the weekend at Island places of worship.
Hearing Tonight on SSA Bill
The Dukes County commission and Nantucket county commission will host a joint hearing on a state bill to amend the Steamship Authority legislation. The hearing begins at 5 p.m. over Zoom.
Town Officials Urge MVC to Not Allow Lampost Modification
Workforce housing was in the spotlight Thursday night when the owner of the Lampost in Oak Bluffs aired a formal request to reduce the number of restricted workforce apartments in his building.
Beach Grass Planting Fueled by Community Roots
Nearly 80 volunteers gathered at Lobsterville Beach Saturday morning to take part in dune restoration efforts led by the Natural Resources Group of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).
Tisbury Select Board Member Jeff Kristal Will Not Run Again
Select board member Jeff Kristal will not seek re-election this spring. Mr. Kristal, an innkeeper and town businessman, has served three terms but not consecutively. The annual town election is May 24.
Never Too Young, or Too Early, to Start Fishing
Birds had a lot of company at sunrise Saturday on Duarte’s Pond as early bird boys and girls circled the pond for the 47th Kids Trout Derby.
Beach Clean-Up Takes Place April 23
Vineyard Conservation Society celebrates Earth Day on April 23 with its 30th Annual Beach Clean-Up Day.
Welcome Emily
Colleen and Patrick Hickey, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Emily Katherine Hickey, born on March 30 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
