The wind is tossing the lilacs, The new leaves laugh in the sun, And the petals fall on the orchard wall, But for me the spring is done. – Sara Teasdale
A West Tisbury special town meeting will be rescheduled for the fall after failing to gather a quorum Tuesday.
A scant 60 voters turned out for the meeting; 122 are needed to convene a town meeting.
When a newly hatched mallard duckling crossed Clevelandtown Road Sunday, it was embarking on an odyssey.
The trip would take it down a storm drain and then to a new home among chickens.
Money to help pay for replacing courthouse windows and two bylaws relating to the new medical marijuana law top a special town meeting warrant in West Tisbury tonight.Voters gather at the West Tisbury School at 7 p.m. There are seven articles on the warrant.
A Vineyard Haven store that caters to the Island Brazilian community is getting a makeover.Mara Santos, a West Tisbury resident, is the new manager of Island Star, a convenience store located at 25 Beach Road in Vineyard Haven.
The beach at Wasque Reservation, closed to swimmers and fishermen for about a year and a half because of dangerous conditions, will likely be open for swimming and fishing this summer, the Vineyard superintendent for The Trustees of Reservations said.
Calendar of Events
May 22, 2013
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9:30 amScholastic Book Fair is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School in West Tisbury.
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9:30 amMemory Support Group meets from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Island Counseling Services at Vineyard Haven.
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10:30 amStory Time is from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Oak Bluffs Library. For ages one and a half to five.
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2:00 pmNational Widowers Support Group is from 2 to 3 p.m. at James Masek's residence, 9 Walker Way in Vineyard Haven.
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2:00 pmOpen Pottery Studio is from 2 to 5 p.m. at Featherstone in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $5 per hour. For details, call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.
