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No then, no now

To the Editor: With all of the articles, quotes, changing opinions, I-told-you-so's and I-was-wrong's about the Roundabout that have appeared recently, let me add a...

Her plea answered

To the Editor: Will the person who stole my caution signs – those little, green, neon men with red caps and flags – that are...

Missed by so many

To the Editor: We always think of success as an achievement of some higher status, but Bob Lee fought for his place in the world...

Keep the supermarket, lose the SSA’s auto and truck traffic

The Stop & Shop, now under MVC review as a development of regional interest, belongs in its current location, and it needs to be upgraded.

Martha’s Vineyard Court Report

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William Allen Thomason, Denham Springs, LA; DOB 1/21/80, violating abuse prevention order: continued to pretrial conference.

Stop & Shop, under the radar, bad fit for Vineyard Haven

To the Editor: So far, the Stop & Shop expansion project seems to be flying under the radar of many people who would be concerned...

Tax confusion and dishonesty

To the Editor: I sent the following letter was sent to Senator Dan Wolf and Representative Timothy Madden: There was a time when the imposition of...

With humble thanks

To the Editor: Once again we have been reminded how lucky we are to live in this very special community. We thank everyone who rushed...

No one had the concerns of Islanders in mind

To the Editor: We understand the need for the President's security, but the forbidding detour signs directing all traffic to North Road seriously hurt West...

Faults yes, but the country benefited from Kennedy family service

To the Editor: A few weeks ago I wrote a letter criticizing the documentary the Vineyard. I mistakenly called it the Vineyarders (I guess...

The values that unite us

To the Editor: I have often fulminated against the MVTimes' editorial position on Massachusetts' alternative energy policies and other issues, so I was surprised and...

Not really much of an inconvenience

To the Editor: Richard Chused's letter in the MV Times criticized the closing of South Road from Chilmark to West Tisbury during President Obama's...

Martha’s Vineyard Real Estate Transactions: 7/29/2013 – 8/2/2013

Edgartown July 30, Deborah B. and Laurance A. Thomas sold a lot on the Edgartown-West Tisbury Rd. and Baylies Way to Allen B. Flanders and...

Kevin F. Coughlin

Kevin Francis Coughlin died in Roanoke, Virginia, on July 23, 2013 after a brief illness.

Academic Honors

Alexia Schroeder of West Tisbury at Villanova University in Villanova, Penn.

Births

Juniper K. Begin Melissa Schellhammer and Beau Begin of Edgartown announce the birth of their daughter, Juniper Kai Begin, on August 9 at Martha's Vineyard...

Dreamland building in Oak Bluffs helped open the door to cars

A Foxboro businessman is credited as the first individual to drive an automobile on the 20 miles of then unpaved road from Oak Bluffs to Gay Head.

Island jeweler mixes it up with metal

Stefanie Wolf rediscovers forgotten treasures, takes on the big city, and reconnects with old customers

Poets Corner: Waves

Tumbling, turning, rolling, crashing, up against the shore. Swirling, dancing, leaping, hopping, knocking at the lighthouse door. Surging, falling, rising, smashing, in this winter game. pushing, pulling, taking, receding back from...

Mae J. Balaban

Mae Janet Balaban, 79, of Tenafly, New Jersey, and Chilmark died on Wednesday, June 26, after a long illness. Her death was caused by...