Monthly Archives: August 2017
Pop up to the Beach Plum Inn for a pop-up dinner
The Beach Plum Inn may not be open for nightly dinner this summer, but you can still enjoy a savory supper while overlooking Menemsha...
Oak Bluffs: Summer wishes
Here is August already, and I am hoping for a few wishes to be granted this month. I wish shoppers would not leave their...
Chilmark: Photos of Chilmark Pond wanted
Raspberries are ripening, blueberries are growing, and we're just a couple weeks behind mid-Island for these delectable treats. Drones have been legally banned over...
Bridge results
At the July 24, 1:15 pm game of the Edgartown Bridge Club in Vineyard Haven, 17 tables were in play for a club championship....
Aquinnah: Wampum jewelry sale
Fynn Monahan celebrated his 14th birthday Aquinnah-style, with a low-key party on Philbin Beach. There was skimboarding, Kadima playing, sand burying, and a quest...
Above and beyond call of duty
To the Editor:
On Tuesday July 25, in the evening, my wife and I and her sister and brother-in-law were driving on an Edgartown road...
Foxes could be answer to Lyme
To the Editor:
What do Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket have in common? Well, among other things, we tend to have the highest Lyme disease rates...
Car, and vacation, fixed
To the Editor:
We rent a house in Edgartown for a month every summer. This year, at the beginning of our second week, our car...
Shine sunlight on hospital decision
To the Editor:
It is encouraging to see engagement of a wide range of people in shaping the future of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Frederick...
No tears for Airport Mobil
To the Editor:
No one should have any sorrow for the Airport Mobil gas station in its battle with the airport commission. This is the...
‘Sea’ is a must-see
To the Editor:
I would like to applaud the Nixon family of Chilmark on their work “Sea of Hope.” I hope the schools here...
Oh, what a grateful tale
To the Editor:
Last week I decided to go for a quick bike ride down to the store. I was cruising along Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road...
A heartfelt thank-you
To the Editor:
My heartfelt thanks to the Island community.
In the past few weeks, I made a decision to retire from my teaching position at...
In defense of Tri-Town Ambulance
To the Editor:
We are sorry to read in the MV Times about internal issues troubling the Oak Bluffs Fire and EMS departments. We are...
Criticism was misdirected
To the Editor:
Many thanks to The MV Times for bringing the serious safety deficiencies to light in Menemsha Harbor (July 27, "Missing fire extinguishers")....