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Stories by Max Hart

Max Hart

Sweet Bird of Youth Still Soars in Memory and Spirit

March 7, 2019
Max Hart

It was an unexpected punch to the gut to find out yesterday that one of my oldest friends had died from cancer. I don’t remember hearing she was sick, which makes this even more shocking....

Under the Hill Now, But Always On Top in Vineyarders’ Hearts

September 29, 2011
Max Hart

Editor’s Note: The following story was published in the Gazette in February 2006. Basil Welch died on Sept. 24 at the age of 87. His obituary appears on Page Four in today’s...

A Corny Story: New Book Harvests History From Morning Glory Farm

May 21, 2009
Max Hart

Sometime in the summer of 1970, a young Jim Athearn stood on Main street in Edgartown and faced one of the most important decisions of his life. The 22-year-old aspiring farmer had just...

Striped Bass Derby at Mid-Term: Fish Scarce, Competition Light

September 28, 2006
MAX HART

As the 61st annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby rounds the corner into the second half of the tournament, the big story this week has been - well, that there is no big story...

Tisbury Emergency Building Plan Stalls

September 28, 2006
MAX HART

Tisbury Emergency Building Plan Stalls By MAX HART Two and a half years after Tisbury voters gave the green light to move ahead with an ambitious plan to build a new emergency services...

Last Year's Winner Takes Lead in Bass Derby

September 18, 2006
MAX HART

Last Year's Winner Takes Lead in Bass Derby By MAX HART Like the great Yankee catcher Yogi Berra once said, it was deja vu all over again. Leo Lecuyer, who won the grand prize 19-foot...

Brisk Winds, Choppy Seas Foil Fishing

September 14, 2006
Max Hart

How have the wind and choppy seas affected the fishing during the first week of the 61st Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby? That depends on whom you ask."It was beautiful out...

Year Four Brings Growing Pains at Thimble Farm

September 14, 2006
Max Hart

Perhaps the best indication of the kind of summer Andrew Woodruff has endured these past months can be found inside his covered vegetable stand at Benson's Thimble Farm. Against the back wall,...

Gone Fishing: Annual Derby Begins Sunday

September 7, 2006
MAX HART

Want some plot lines from a typical Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby fish tale?How about the salty old fisherman who landed the winning fish on a dark beach in Edgartown in the...

Walking Beat with John Cashin: Police Chief Settles into Role

September 7, 2006
MAX HART

Walking Beat with John Cashin: Police Chief Settles into Role By MAX HART As far as police chiefs go, John G. Cashin is not your average Joe. The Bronx-born Mr. Cashin is a mild-mannered...

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