Opinion
The Chappaquiddick ferryman steered the On Time across the River Styx, previously known as the Edgartown Harbor, last Saturday morning. “Have a memorable walk,” the captain muttered.
Ninety minutes earlier an erstwhile cluster of 36 hikers had gathered at Quammox, not a Harry Potter game but a new Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank property of some 23 acres on Chappaquiddick.
Bill Veno convened the group of hikers promptly at 8 a.m.
Farms Galore
From Gazette editions of June, 1960:
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Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Martha’s Vineyard: Contemporary Living, Keith Moskow and Robert Linn, The Monicelli Press, 224 Pages, $50.
Guarding Beach Safety
The cliffs at Lucy Vincent Beach are collapsing due to coastal erosion, and of course nothing can be done to turn back the Atlantic Ocean’s constant assault on the shoreline; this is simply the natural process at work.
But public safety officials are wise to try to stay ahead of the game this year in being sure that they have clear access routes to Lucy Vincent and other remote up-Island beaches as the summer season begins.