The Martha's Vineyard Times
George W. Bramhall
George W.
A real estate professional’s view of how the market is doing
What a difference a year can make. Now that we have a full nine months of the year behind us, it is reasonable to report that 2010 has proven to be a year of resilience and near perfection to date.
Remembering Alan Campbell
Alan Campbell was the principal at Tisbury School when we moved to the Vineyard, and our daughter Jennifer was in seventh grade.
The benefits of having a movement screen
What is the singular, most basic element that weight training, tennis, yoga, running, golf, Pilates, and any other activity or sport have in common? Movement.
Help with the flags, and honor a veteran
In May 1992, the Avenue of Flags was started at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.
Why no radiologist available weekends?
Will someone help me to understand why there are no radiologists on duty on Saturdays and Sundays (except for emergencies) at our state-of-the-art hospital with the grand piano in the lobby? I needed a chest x-ray to confirm pneumonia on Saturday, but no dice until Monday.
Tisbury School festival a success – thanks to all
A beautiful autumn day welcomed more than 200 families, friends, and neighbors to the Tisbury School PTO's seventh annual harvest festival.
Civility among the ghosts and goblins
The morning after Halloween, "The Today Show" aired a segment called "Is Civility Dead?", chronicling all the ill (I'd like to use a stronger word, but.
Island-wide library solutions
As a longtime Edgartown resident, I have watched the current discussion about the renovations to the library with interest.
With Mill Pond in mind – what’s happening to ponds elsewhere in the state?
The town of West Tisbury has begun a discussion about what, if anything, should be done to maintain the Mill Pond, a man-made impoundment of the Mill Brook in the center of West Tisbury.
Safety off-line in Chilmark
The Sunday, October 3l, Boston Globe had an article datelined Katmandu, Nepal, and headlined "Cellphone service reaches the top of the world.
Richard E. Dow
Richard E.
Jane M. Quinson
Jane Misrahi Quinson, 70, of Oak Bluffs died on October 28.
Claude DeHaro
Claude "Frenchy" DeHaro died on October 18, 2010 in Longview, Washington.
Reinforcement
To the Editor:On Halloween night, I went trick or treating with my daughter and some friends to the Franklin/North William/Spring Street area of Vineyard Haven.
Dirt bike Sundays
My husband and I have been blessed with a new home at Eliakim's Way in West Tisbury.
Viola Fuller
Viola Fuller of Edgartown died on Friday, October 29, 2010 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Larry Luening
Larry Leuning, 58, of Edgartown died on Monday evening, November 1, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his family.
Rosemarie C. DeSorcy
Rosemarie Connell DeSorcy died unexpectedly on October 17 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Thanks so much
A note of thanks To my dear friends — "family" — at Windemere and Martha's Vineyard Hospital: thank you so very much for the love and support you've all shown me during my medical leave (and always).