The wind is tossing the lilacs, The new leaves laugh in the sun, And the petals fall on the orchard wall, But for me the spring is done. – Sara Teasdale
Travel Alert
The 4 p.m. M/V Governor ferry trip from Vineyard Haven to Woods Hole and the 5:15 p.m. return trip from Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven has been canceled due to weather conditions. For the latest Steamship Authority travel updates, visit steamshipauthority.com.
West Tisbury principal Michael Halt will leave the Vineyard at the end of the school year to take a job as a high school principal in San Clemente, California.
Last fall a group of nine soldiers arrived in Menemsha to compete in the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.
The classroom is up the open staircase to the right in room 220 at the Edgartown School. Flags of world nations hang from the ceiling. There is a quote on the door that reads, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” This is the English Language Learning room, although it is not the only place in the school where English language learning takes place.
Chris Hathaway and Michael Sellitti Jr. stood at the ready on the slab at Up-Island Automotive this week, waiting for the next customer to pull in. The slab is home base for the gas attendants at the West Tisbury station, bouncing off the center aisle from pump to pump attending to customers.
In a home known for fostering literary talent and housing traveling artists, conversation at the Cleaveland House has been consumed lately with talk about place settings, tablecloths, decorations and flowers. A how-to book on marrying at an older age lies on the entry table amongst works of great authors.
Calendar of Events
May 23, 2013
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9:30 amScholastic Book Fair is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School in West Tisbury.
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10:00 amPlants, People and Opportunities with Nancy Weaver and Tim Boland is 10 a.m. to noon at Polly Hill Arboretum.
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10:00 amWriters’ Group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Oak Bluffs Library. Visit oakbluffslibrary.org.
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10:30 amStory Hour for ages three to five is at 10:30 a.m. at the Edgartown Library. Call 508-627-4221.
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10:30 amMother Goose on the Loose for ages newborn to three is at 10:30 a.m.
