Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Stirs Memories
Vineyard Residents Who Helped Vividly Recall Battered Region
By TOM DRESSER
During the eight years that former West Tisbury teaching assistant
Jill Dresser (who is my daughter) lived in New Orleans, the common
refrain she heard was that it was a doomed city, a bowl that had sunk
below water. Potholes were frequently seen gushing up water. Rain storms
quickly became momentary afternoon floods. And there always was talk of
The Big One.
Police Arrest Tisbury Man in Connection with Assault
Police last night apprehended a Vineyard Haven man in connection
with a violent sexual assault that took place in the early morning hours
Monday at the home of a 36-year-old woman.
Listening to Hard Lessons of Hurricane Katrina
By JAMES KINSELLA
The anguished crying went on and on, echoing within the walls of the
Old Whaling Church in Edgartown, where hundreds sat in silence.
On the screen at the front of the hall, a mother was walking away
from the grave of her five-year-old daughter, who drowned when the
levees outside New Orleans broke last August 30, sending the swollen
waters of Hurricane Katrina pouring into the streets of the mostly
black, mostly poor Ninth Ward.
Town Leaders Struggle to Place Controls on Taxi Fares With Little
Success; for Consumers, Caveat Emptor
The debate has swirled for decades, and the issue seems to resurface
every year during the hot summer months, when tourists are plentiful and
taxicabs are flush with fares: why does the Island not have a uniform
set of taxi regulations?
On this hot August afternoon, with a sea breeze flowing through the
house and the wind chimes playing a tumbling melody, Paradise On Earth
is more frenetic than usual.
For Charlayne Hunter-Gault and her husband, Ron Gault, August has
been a time to bring their family together - her daughter Suesan
and their son Chuma - at their Oak Bluffs home, which they call
Paradise on Earth.
A two-car collision on Tea Lane last week has raised questions about
speeding on the single-lane, two-mile-long, unpaved historic byway that
connects North and Middle Roads in Chilmark.
A pickup truck rollover in July and two pet deaths this month,
possibly due to speeders on Tea Lane, have also been reported. The
posted speed limit on the road is 15 miles per hour.
Town, Tribe Agreement Stalls at Special Meeting; Future Remains in
Doubt
By IAN FEIN
A land use agreement negotiated by town and tribal leaders this
spring is now in a state of limbo, after Aquinnah voters at a special
town meeting on Tuesday decided to put the untested venture on hold.
Town, Tribe Agreement Stalls at Special Meeting; Future Remains in
Doubt
By IAN FEIN
A land use agreement negotiated by town and tribal leaders this
spring is now in a state of limbo, after Aquinnah voters at a special
town meeting on Tuesday decided to put the untested venture on hold.
It was nearing four o'clock at the Martha's Vineyard
Agricultural Society's 143rd annual Livestock Show and Fair on
Saturday - time for the Birds of Prey show to begin - but in
the heart of the crowd beside the tent full of owls and hawks, it was
not a peregrine falcon but rather President Bill Clinton who was
attracting the attention.
If you have seen the television commercials or read the ads in the newspaper, you know that Chris Gabrieli is first and foremost, a man who expects to get the job done.
It is something you learn quickly when you meet the Democratic candidate for governor.
