This week brings the dog shows and skillet throws, tractor pulls and
spinning wools, oyster shucking, horse bucking, burger making and prize
taking that make up the 145th annual Martha's Vineyard
Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair - better known in a
single breath as the ag fair.
The festivities begin Thursday at 10 a.m. at the agricultural hall
in West Tisbury and close on Sunday at 7 p.m.
Mr. Patrick Urges Voters to Shape Political Dialogue
By MAX HART
Deval L. Patrick can understand the disillusionment.
Building Plan Comes to MVC
Commission Pledges to Expedite Hearing on Kennebec Proposal;
Developer Requests Leniency on Project Restrictions
By IAN FEIN
An Oak Bluffs building owner made his case to the Martha's
Vineyard Commission last week that the regional planning agency should
not impose any restrictions on the three-story structure that is nearing
completion on Kennebec avenue.
Capawock Stays Closed for Now
Rising Discontent Over Theatre Leads to Closed-Door Meeting Where
Hall Family Pledges to Open by November 1
By MAX HART
In the aftermath of a closed-door meeting last night with town and
business leaders, the owners of the Capawock movie theatre have pledged
to reopen the Vineyard Haven cinema by Nov. 1 or sooner.
Citizen Kennedy: Proudly American
General Contractor Arnold F. Kennedy Hails from Brazil
By JAMES KINSELLA
You know when Arnold F. Kennedy is coming down the road. He's
driving a blue Ford Econoline 250, with yellow letters hand-painted on
the van's side that say, "Arnold F. Kennedy, General
Contractor." Then there's the phone number and the fax
number, and a big four-petal flower that looks like a lotus but more
likely is meant to be a clover. An American flag on paper is taped
inside the back window.
Hospital Building Plans Ready for Commission
By IAN FEIN
Patients in any one of the new 24 state-of-the-art rooms on the
second floor of the proposed Martha's Vineyard Community Hospital
would have views of Lagoon Pond, Vineyard Haven harbor, or a garden
slated for the first-story roof of the 90,000-square-foot addition,
according to formal plans for the $42 million project that were filed
with the Martha's Vineyard Commission last week.
Olga Hirshhorn: Curator Knows Artistic Value Is More Than Price
By MAX HART
The woman with an eye for Rodins, Picassos, de Koonings and
O'Keeffes also, as it turns out, likes Zitos.
In addition to running against three candidates with considerably
more experience in town politics, Mr. DiOrio was a relative newcomer to
the Oak Bluffs scene.
Breakdown at SSA Continues to Grate on Those Stranded
By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer
As the Steamship Authority launched post-mortems on its performance
when two freight boats failed last Saturday night, the experience has
continued to rankle with visitors, some of whom waited up to 12 hours to
leave the Vineyard.
When Dr. Russell S. Hoxsie receives the 2006 Creative Living Award tonight at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury, a relationship that began decades earlier will finally come full circle.
As it turns out, Dr. Hoxsie knew Ruth Redding, the woman who established the award 23 years ago.
"She was a patient of mine," he said with a laugh. "She was an interesting lady, and that kind of makes the connection for me to have known that person. But Gus Ben David, David McCullough and the other recipients - I'm in good company, very good company."
