Commentary
Profiles of Courage
They come looking for adventure, excitement, travel, challenge — the reasons that bring some fishermen to the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby are the same reasons some soldiers give for joining the military. But for those men and women who have been at the adrenaline-drenched war front, it is a long and welcome way to the quiet waters of Martha’s Vineyard, where the battle is with the fish.
Library Jump Start
Edgartown prides itself on a long and well-earned reputation as a town of fiscal expediency with no infighting. But the story of the Edgartown Public Library expansion has been the exception to the rule in this town of white clapboard whaling captain’s homes, rose-covered fences and, in the middle of it all, the Carnegie building, a beautiful red brick structure that houses the town library on South Water street.
The Carnegie building needs renovation work and the library needs more space.
Keeping the Light On
From a 1932 Gazette:
“Work for Uncle Sam, the best employer there is,” read various advertisements. The following is written about a man who has spent virtually his entire life in the service of the United States, and is still holding a government position: Solomon McLeod Attaquin of Gay Head, assistant keeper of the Gay Head lighthouse.
The Great Pond Foundation recently hosted a Get-to-Know Nessie festival on Edgartown Great Pond. Underwritten by an anonymous patron, this event gave donors and neighbors a chance to see firsthand the portable dredge that has been acquired to assist the town of Edgartown with its efforts to preserve Edgartown Great Pond.
Fall Tilt
The autumnal equinox will take place this Wednesday, Sept. 22, at precisely 11:09 p.m. At that moment the tilt of the earth’s axis will be inclined neither away nor toward the sun. It is as if the planet will be suspended, the sun hovering directly above the equator, for just a moment before the seasonal change begins to roll in.
Bradley Square’s Broken Dream