Adapted from remarks made at the 43rd annual meeting of the board and membership of the Vineyard Conservation Society on June 24:

Taking the A Train

From the Vineyard Gazette editions of June, 1958:

Continued train service between Boston and Woods Hole until June 23 became assured last weekend when Judge Robert P. Anderson, in federal court at New Haven, ordered the present scale of operation continued until a further hearing which he set for that date.

Under the court order, neither the New Haven railroad nor the state of Massachusetts may disturb the existing situation until the hearing.

MEMORIAL DESTROYED

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

Try, Try Again in Aquinnah

The energy district of critical planning concern in Aquinnah is a forward-thinking concept, but the bylaw that came before voters at the final session of the annual town meeting last week needs more work and fine-tuning.

Bench Sitting

It is just about time for Island benches to be filled with sitters. There are benches on overlooks and benches in parks, benches in woods and benches in towns — and of course there are benches at Vineyard Transit Authority stops.

From the Vineyard Gazette editions of June, 1933:

For many Island visitors. the greatest charm lies in the search for Indian relics and prospecting about the tribal places in search of traces of habitations, graves and other signs of ancient Indian life. Christiantown and Indian Hill offer much of this variety of interest, as the last Indian holding in the down-Island section of the Vineyard.