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Farewell and thanks
To the Editor:After more than 20 years in business, I must close the doors of Mac PC Sales and Service.
A super house
I'm writing to express my gratitude and admiration to Habitat for Humanity of Martha's Vineyard for building a second super, low-energy use house on Bailey Park Road in West Tisbury.
Say no to the $5 million superintendent’s office
We all see that the school budget is constantly increasing on a yearly basis.
Sengekontacket, never pristine again
To the Editor:I am seasonal resident of the Ocean Heights section of Edgartown and have been an activist within the Martha's Vineyard environmental community for more than 40 years.
Planning for resilience
I was reading Eric Klinenberg's article, "Adaptation", in this week's New Yorker, and it occurred to me to wonder how this Island would have fared, if hurricane Sandy had scored a direct hit here.
To one and all
To the Editor:Once again this year, the Island has proven its extreme generosity in giving to our annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign.
A Christmas wonder
To the Editor:On the Friday evening before Christmas, my husband, son, and I were shopping in Vineyard Haven.
In gratitude to the SSA
To the Editor:I want to say thank you to the Steamship Authority on behalf of everybody on this Island.
Helping first responders to your door
"In our business, seconds matter.
Saturday
My peapod is not just transportation.
Looking for the core of violence, and treating it
While the country mourns the loss of 20 innocent children and six of their teachers and the school principal, the debate seeking solutions focuses on two areas, gun control and mental health.
Curtis E. Boyd
Curtis E.
Judi Sunday
Judi Sunday died on Saturday, January 5, 2013, peacefully at her home.
Hope F. Bailiff
Hope Francis Flanders Bailiff died on January 9 at home in Northampton, in the apartment she shared with her son, David Danielson, and his wife, Deborah Watrous.
Shirley Cronig Smith
Shirley Cronig Smith of Danbury, Connecticut, and Vineyard Haven died on January 5, 2013, in Danbury.
Honor Roll
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School
First quarter addition
10th Grade
High Honors
Timothy Roberts
Births
Isaac J.
Poets Corner: Island Painters
Island Painters
Yes, I called two others
They came to give me estimates
but never showed up to work
On 'Island-time' no doubt
Probably went fishing with Janet
casting their...
Martha’s Vineyard Community Notes
A group meditation practice meets from 6 to 8 pm every Thursday at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Southside Conference Room, in the Cardiac Rehab/Physical Therapy wing.
Martha’s Vineyard high school students dig the challenge
Students recently teamed up to build their own shovels in a engineering design competition at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School.