A divided Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission quietly
postponed any action last night on a controversial deal that is aimed at
converting 273 acres of Oak Bluffs woodlands to a private luxury golf
course and an array of private homes, the Gazette has learned.
The land bank is now under pressure to approve a proposed
conservation component of the development deal for the southern
woodlands, the last unbroken stretch of oak and pine forest in the town
of Oak Bluffs.
Vineyard Ice Arena Launches Final Step in Expansion Drive
By JOSHUA SABATINI
After more than 20 years of undergoing structural improvement in
stages, the Martha's Vineyard Arena is just one step away from
becoming a first-rate facility.
That final step is the addition of locker rooms with showers and
bathrooms. With just a little bit of financial help, arena patrons will
see the facility's final piece put into place.
Hottest Fair in History Wins Cheers from Public
Sweltering Weather Drops Attendance to 25,000 Visitors
By ALEXIS TONTI
Two days after the close of the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural
Society Livestock Show and Fair, the blue reentry stamp still
won't quite wash off. The ink's durability through sweat and
swim and shower is pretty amazing - and a bit frustrating -
but ultimately a good thing. Most everyone left and returned, and that
stamp was their ticket back in.
Just as the Gay Head Lighthouse has guided mariners to safety for more than 200 years, the steeple at the Community Baptist Church has been a beacon and guided those seeking solace for more than three centuries.
The steeple, which can be viewed from one end of town to the other, contains the bell tower that is now in need of major repairs and renovations, and due to a small number of present members of the congregation they find it is time to go out to the general public to ask for assistance.
He talks like a truck driver and behaves like a used car salesman.
Neither is an act. So how did a guy who owns a moving company and sells
cars on the side get to be the auctioneer of choice for just about every
Island charity?
Two teenagers from Israel. One is Jewish, Yael Tikotsky. The other, Ranin Yanaki, is Arab. They go to separate schools. In fact, most schools in Israel are segregated.
Serious Fire Draws Attention to Danger of Junk Car Dump
By MANDY LOCKE
Edgartown's most glaring eyesore became its largest liability
Tuesday morning when volunteer firemen responded to a potentially
dangerous fire in the town's illegal graveyard for junk cars.
HYANNIS - In a bold show of Island solidarity, Vineyard
Steamship Authority governor Kathryn A. Roessel led a move yesterday to
ice any expanded ferry service out of New Bedford next year, including
freight service.
The spirit and the first candle of the Grand Illumination was
carried by a 32-year-old sufferer of Huntington's Disease. With
her father, Walter, and her niece, Kyla McCartney, nearby, Tammy Frye
lit the first candle Wednesday night on the stage of the Tabernacle;
within seconds lanterns throughout the Camp Ground were aglow.
It was the 133rd annual Grand Illumination, and thousands of
well-wishers cheered the power and reach of a glowing candle.
A month ago, Island farmers were complaining that it was dry. Now,
halfway through August, it is even drier - so much so that
Vineyarders are looking for new superlatives to describe the arid
conditions.
The Cape and Islands led the state in rainfall earlier in the year.
But on Wednesday, the state announced that because of lack of rainfall
the region had moved from a drought advisory to a drought watch.
