Taking the A Train

From the Vineyard Gazette editions of June, 1958:

Continued train service between Boston and Woods Hole until June 23 became assured last weekend when Judge Robert P. Anderson, in federal court at New Haven, ordered the present scale of operation continued until a further hearing which he set for that date.

Under the court order, neither the New Haven railroad nor the state of Massachusetts may disturb the existing situation until the hearing.

Adapted from remarks made at the 43rd annual meeting of the board and membership of the Vineyard Conservation Society on June 24:

We’re off and running! The summer fund- raising circuit is underway we’ll attend some truly memorable evenings, bid on incredible auction items and enjoy great food, entertainment and company. We’ll also test our athletic prowess on the links, roads and waters, all in the support of our nonprofit community. These events are a fun and important part of Vineyard life. Through July, there are events almost every night and most weekend evenings in August there are several to choose from.

Four years ago we began our quest for a licensed practical nurse program for the Island to help staff Windemere and the hospital. Our dream was to provide an opportunity for our incredible staff in their educational pursuits.

Joins Staff

Vineyard Complementary Medicine is adding Iris Gold to its team this summer. Ms. Gold has practiced integrative medicine in Mill Valley, Calif., for 25 years, Her specialty is in women’s health. Iris is available in the acupuncture community clinic, and for private consultation and treatment. More information is available by calling 508-693-3800.

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Recreational anglers are seeing the best fishing for early summer. Water temperatures remain on the cool side, so stripers and bluefish are still within reach for shoreside angling. Doug Asselin at Dick’s Bait and Tackle Shop, a store in Oak Bluffs, said bluefish were caught during the day at the beach at Right Fork in Katama. This creates a little bit of a challenge, since the swimming season has started.

Friday, June 20: A large gibbous moon hangs low over the western sky at dawn on the first day of summer. Mostly sunny afternoon. Bicycles speed past Ocean Park towards Edgartown. A small fleet of sailboats crosses Nantucket Sound. Light chop. Orange and red beach towels hang from a Camp Ground backyard clothes line. Light afternoon breeze.

Vineyard Playhouse artistic director M.J. Bruder Munafo kicks off the theater’s popular summer series of new work — the Monday Night Special — with Expatriate, a new play by Bill C. Davis and starring Tony award-winning actress Frances Sternhagen.

The staged reading of Expatriate, directed by Mr. Davis, will be held on Monday, June 30 at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Playhouse, 24 Church street in downtown Vineyard Haven.

First, Edgartown seasonal resident William O’Connell was forced to write off his plans for a helicopter landing pad at his Chappaquiddick home. Now, Mr. O’Connell has written off a helicopter, too.

He was at the controls of the Bell B206, with three others aboard, which plunged into the ocean on Saturday off Lake Tashmoo.

Aquinnah voters rejected a bylaw for the Island’s first energy district of critical planning concern (DCPC) last week, leaving a townwide building moratorium in place and selectmen unsure of their next move.

Passage of the energy district bylaw would have allowed construction of windmills by homeowners and the town and would have ended a building moratorium that has been in place since last month.