Opinion
We were pleased to read the letter that Dick Knight and the Chappy Path Committee (CPC) wrote to your board and published in the Vineyard Gazette dated March 12. The conciliatory tone is a welcome relief to a year and a half of rejection of our assertion that alternatives to a mixed-use path need to be explored before tearing up the roadside and permanently changing the Chappaquiddick landscape.
The letter outlines four steps based on certain premises.
Last Friday, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School was honored to have the chance to listen to Corey Scanlon’s story at a special assembly organized by the student council. Corey is now 26 years old. When he was 19, he was in a tragic accident, caused by his drunk driving, which ended in despair. He told us that he woke up in a hospital bed to hear his mother tell him that he had killed his two best friends. He opened up to us and told us about his life and the terrible misfortune he had experienced.
For more than a hundred years, the barn at Hoft Farm has born witness to the hard work and heartbreak of Vineyard rural life. The large barn, rising three stories high from its substantial fieldstone foundation, marked the ambition and optimism of the Hoft family, who settled on the Island after ocean journey and shipwreck. John Hoft, born in Hamburg, Germany, planted an orchard of apples, pears, peaches and plums.
A week or so ago I was saying to friends, “Don’t rush me! It’s not spring, I haven’t finished (or begun) my winter chores yet, slow down, will you?” Some of us were standing in the doorway of a house out in the country, looking out at the soft grey day; the drizzle mixed with a little sleet, verging on snow. It was quiet, not too cold ... refreshing.
“This is beautiful,” I said, taking a deep breath.
Vineyard Lobstering
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
From Gazette editions of March, 1985:
The Square Rigger, a well known Edgartown landmark located at the entrance to town, will be sold at the end of the month to William Holtham of Chilmark. Mr. Holtham is the owner of the Home Port, a family-style seafood restaurant in Menemsha. Mr. Holtham said he plans to turn the Square Rigger back into a full restaurant; the establishment was formerly a restaurant but has become better known as a tavern in recent years.