Residents of the Vineyard have a well-timed opportunity to defend dissent next Thursday (July 29) when notable residents will gather at the Chilmark Community Center at 7 p.m. to read the works of famous authors, poets, scholars and journalists who have been excluded from the United States because of their political views.

Three Decades, Built the Old Way

The names of the wooden boats they build by hand are a metaphor for the work they do: sturdy, elegant and graceful, even a bit mysterious. Spoken aloud, they take on their own poetic rhythm. Rebecca, Juno, Epiphany. Zorra. Ilona, Elita, Christine. Hope.

The Business of Life

From Gazette editions of July, 1985:

Flights of History

In the coming year the Vineyard and Gosnold communities will be deciding what kind of wind energy development we want, both on land and offshore in state and federal waters. We’d like to give the community an update on preparation of a Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County, an effort begun early this year by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission with the help of a work group made up of representatives of the seven towns of the county.

FROM MENEMSHA

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

Thank you to everyone who helped put out the boathouse fire on July 12. Without this all-island effort, so much more would have been lost. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.

Barbara and John Armstrong

Menemsha

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SAIL MV CORRECTION

Editors, Vineyard Gazette: