Opinion
From the Vineyard Gazette edition of Jan. 30, 1942: The blue and gold and green Vineyard summer came alive in the midst of a New York winter last week.
Decisions made by the SSA regarding fares and service have direct impacts on the pocketbooks of Vineyarders and also affect businesses and land values.
Charmed by her warmth and her genial presence, one might forget that she is a warrior, commissioned with the simple and clear logic of her principles and armed with the ferocious innocence of all things possible.
Well, that was an Island disaster, wasn’t it? I’m not talking about the incredible amounts of snow and winds. I’m referring to the utter lack of preparedness on the part of the Tisbury Department of Public Works.
Since writing my letter (printed in the Jan. 23 Gazette) for presentation at the SSA meeting in Woods Hole on Jan. 19, I have had a long, cordial and constructive conversation with Marc Hanover about various Authority projects and plans.
Snow began falling on Monday afternoon; then came the howling winds. High tide brought icy floodwaters to the harborfront and fierce waves lashed beaches and docks.