Monthly Archives: January 2018
Remembering a ‘gentle soul’
To the Editor:
I want to write a memorial to Virginia Iverson to help me cope with her death. The finality of death makes grief...
New baby to ring in the New Year
At 6 pm on a cold New Year’s Day, Ellen and Ryan Rossi of West Tisbury welcomed their new son, Jack Ryan, to the...
Are you ready to gamble on global warming?
To the editor:
I just read an article which stated that our not so great leader tweeted about the current cold snap in the northeastern...
Hockey, teens, and trust
On Thursday I caught up with Matt Mincone at the newly renovated ice arena. Matt has been a consistent and steady voice at the...
Court report: Dec. 22 – Dec. 29, 2017
Dec. 22, 2017
Patrick P. Thomas, Aquinnah; DOB 2/23/91, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $150 court cost and the...
Bridge Results
At the Dec. 18, 1:15 pm game of the Edgartown Bridge Club, 11 pairs competed. Finishing in first place were Carol Whitmarsh and Barbara...
West Tisbury: Share and remember
Happy New Year. What will 2018 bring to all of us in West Tisbury?
There will be new babies. We will watch the children...
Tisbury: Home for the holiday
Heard on Main Street: I was normal three cats ago.
I hope you had a lovely holiday, and are now well adjusted to writing 2018...
Oak Bluffs: Brave the cold
Can it really be 2018? We certainly hope so, as most of us are not looking back at 2017 with fond memories. What a...
Garden Notes: Skills for the New Year
Welcome to 2018, and Happy New Year! Gardens and plants are all well and good, but with lines being drawn and attitudes hardening in...
Robert M. Cavallo
Robert M. Cavallo, 65, died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, at his home in Edgartown. He was the husband of Donna L. (Goodale)...
Edgartown: #Choosekind
I’m writing this week’s column on New Year’s Eve, while watching “Supernatural” with my kids, following a quiet dinner out with Don, Kiana, and...
Chilmark: Year of the Dog
“Cold” sums up the end of the year. Now it's 2018, Year of the Dog. January first I looked out over Lucy Vincent Beach,...
Aquinnah: Hardcore winter
Happy end of: 2017, the holiday season, and school vacation. Welcome 2018 and hard-core winter. While New Year’s Eve day and night were extremely...
Massive storm arrives on-Island, will impact much of the Northeast
Updated Jan. 3, 2018, at 3:30 pm
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Southeastern Massachusetts, including Martha's Vineyard, beginning in...
Taxpayers are well served
To the Editor:
I am writing to commend and thank Melissa Kuehne, Deb Willoughby, and Heidi Boyd of the Edgartown collector's office. Like many...
Some New Year’s wishes
To the Editor:
Make the Island great again.
This is the year that we can come together and, together, make the Vineyard great again.
Affordable...
Thanks for the ‘Jaws’ memories
To the Editor:
I would just like to thank Martha's Vineyard for being the filming location in the 1975 classic film “Jaws.” I cannot tell...
Glenn P. Caraglior
Glenn P. Caraglior, 64, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at his home in Oak Bluffs. He was the father of Melissa S....