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A Plea for the Leash

To the Editor: Ah, Springtime! Sun, a light breeze, the dog bounding through the woods… Hang on a second. Do you actually have voice control over your dog? I ask, because true voice control is vanishingly...

Vineyarders rally for ceasefire

To the Editor: On March 2, members of CeasefireMV traveled to Falmouth to participate in a demonstration on the Falmouth Green organized by the Falmouth Ceasefire group. CeasefireMV, Falmouth Ceasefire, and other Cape and Island...

Appreciation for the Martha’s Vineyard Commission

To the Editor: I want to recommend to all Vineyarders to go by Featherston Art Center for its outstanding exhibit about the Martha’s Vineyard Commission now celebrating its 50th year. The exhibit will remain up...

Coalition applauds newspaper translation service

To the Editor: The Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition applauds the new Portuguese translation of the newspaper. “O Tempo” is an important measure that significantly increases recognition of the contributions and vitality of our Brazilian brothers...

Know your hospice choices

To the Editor: Thanks to Phyllis Segal for her always timely letter about the value of hospice care. We on Martha's Vineyard are fortunate to have Hospice and Palliative Services nearby. From both my personal...

Frustrated with SSA cancellations 

To the Editor: As a college student who wants to come home, these SSA cancellations are making it very difficult. I believe this should not happen, as it is the only decent way to get...

What is at stake for Chappy?

To the Editor: Since 1972, my family has owned a house on the Vineyard, and throughout my life, the beaches of Chappy became my home. For us, a home was never about the physical structure...

Perspective on O.B. zoning proposal 

To the Editor: I would like to offer a different perspective on the zoning bylaw change that has been under discussion in Oak Bluffs, as well as a response to the letter submitted on Feb....

Jimmy Carter upends hospice expectations

To the Editor: Last February, at age 98, former President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice care. He is the longest lived U.S. president in American history, and will turn 100 on Oct. 1. His family...

Special thanks from Red Stocking

To the Editor: Once again, our Island community, both near and far, wrapped its collective arms around Red Stocking 2023, our 85th year! The words “thank you” do not even begin to express the gratitude...

Slow down for wildlife

To the Editor: While recently driving from Edgartown to Oak Bluffs on Beach Road, I came across two dead gulls on the parking lane shortly after the Big Bridge. I parked, got out of my...

For our readers

The MV Times welcomes Letters to the Editor on topics that are of interest and relevant to Islanders. Recently we have received a large number of letters, which is great, but an increasing percentage...

Clarifying the state’s retirement plan

To the Editor:  After reading a recent Letter to the Editor (“Corruption in retirement plan for public employees,” Feb. 8), it appears there is some confusion about the Massachusetts SMART Plan that I would like...

Pro-Biden vote is wasted vote

To the Editor: In her letter of Feb. 2 defending the Biden administration’s support for the Israeli government, Linda Vadasz makes a number of inaccurate, misleading, and unfounded statements that must not go uncontested. She begins...

Oct. 7 a ideological awakening

To the Editor: Can the weak mind of the world traverse the serial difference between Israel and Hamas? One side decapitates and sells severed heads, and the other does not, and many cannot see a...

News article attempting to create a divide

To the Editor: It appears the Edgartown School story missed the mark in a significant way. Of over 184 concerns reported to the school committee in that letter, I believe there were only five that referenced...

Oh, what a tangled web

To the Editor: I lived on Martha’s Vineyard for 25 years — raised a family there. I sat on many governing boards and created a charitable foundation exclusively for Islanders in need, called the Second...

Salvation Army thankful for contributions

To the Editor: It is with the most heartfelt gratitude that the Salvation Army of Massachusetts thanks all those who contributed to the 2023 Red Kettle Campaign. Throughout the holidays, your donations, regardless of size,...

Allowing unbridled expansion without a traffic study

To the Editor: The cost of development on Martha’s Vineyard is steep both on- and off-Island. An ever-increasing number of boat runs are needed to transport the building materials, trash removal, food, medicine, construction debris,...

Better management needed for Chilmark tennis courts

To the Editor: We received the Chilmark Community Center (CCC) tennis email of Feb. 7, and are writing to correct several misstatements in that email regarding the proposed bylaw being brought to the town of...