The Martha's Vineyard Times
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).
Vital connection
On behalf of the Oak Bluffs School, I would like to thank the Martha's Vineyard Rotary Association for its continued support of our literacy program.
New service at Vineyard Complementary Medicine
Vineyard Complementary Medicine announced the addition of the BioMat, an FDA licensed device that combines far infrared heat (FIR) with amethyst crystals to produce negative ion energy, according to a press release.
Local meat production on Martha’s Vineyard
This weekend, Islanders will get a chance to sample chicken and pork raised on Martha's Vineyard while supporting the effort to have meat processed here too.
A gardening odyssey
My friend Judy is having an addition put on, so she offered me a lilac that was in the way.
Let’s start with the skunks
To the Editor:Living on Martha's Vineyard, most people here don't generally look with that much envy on the next atoll over, Nantucket, unless maybe if you're into Kerry-watching, prices at least as high as on the Cote d'Azur, and spring seasons where it's colder even than here.
Environmental abuse in pursuit of oil and gas
Hydraulic fracturing blasts oil and gas from tight shale rock more than a mile underground using a pressurized mixture of water, sand, and chemicals, to loosen petroleum-rich formations to get the oil and gas flowing to the surface.
It means a lot
I just wanted you to know how grateful we are at Island Elderly Housing (IEH) for the pre- and post-coverage of our art show by the IEH artists and craftsmen.
No on ballot questions
The three statewide ballot questions will hurt people —in very concrete ways.
Beatrice C. Beaucaire
Beatrice Correllus Beaucaire, a native of Martha's Vineyard, died on Wednesday, October 20, in Bristol, Conn.
I thank you all
This letter is to all our residents here on Martha's Vineyard who have pets as part of their family.
How about a county library?
Your editorial last week urges Edgartown to examine all the options in planning its future library services.
Poor leadership all around
In response to last week's Times article on the West Tisbury School committee meeting on October 18, the article was generally fair but missed some important points.