The Martha's Vineyard Times
Give
To the Editor:
I am writing to encourage more people to donate blood on Tuesday, January 27, at the PA Club. Donating blood takes about...
Send a postcard
To the Editor:
I am a fifth-grade student studying the United States. To find out as much as we can, my class and I are...
Hugs, kisses, and kind words
To the Editor:
I would like to thank so many people that helped me and my family during a very difficult time. Thanks to all...
Corporate gangsters
To the Editor:
Bush and Cheney are corporate gangsters. They piloted government domestic and foreign policy for the benefit of corporations. They killed more Americans...
War is the question
To the Editor:
A few words to Peter Colt Josephs (Letters, Jan. 15):
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Vivienne Perry
Vineyard...
Enough with the aggression
To the Editor:
While bombs fell on the streets and homes of Gaza, it was ironic to see photos of our very own Vineyard SWAT...
SWAT fear
To the Editor:
Osama's not in Pakistan, Although Fox News tells you so. Is he in Iraq? In Iran? He may be on our island,...
Got to do it
To the Editor:
The Youth Task Force appreciates the position of reader Megan Klein, in her letter titled, "Bad timing," published January 8. Although it...
Island Home spills fuel, misses trips
The Steamship Authority's (SSA) Island Home ferry missed two trips Monday morning when an overfilled emergency generator fuel tank leaked a small amount of...
If Dr. King were here today
In years past, we all have looked forward to celebrating and remembering the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as we recalled his...
Cape Wind – not persuasive
Cape Wind has won an important victory in its pursuit of federal, state, local, and popular permission to build its 130-turbine project on Horseshoe...
Curves offers free weight management classes
Curves of Martha's Vineyard, the franchise fitness club for women, is offering free weight management classes to teach its method for losing weight and...
Tisbury Mural Project takes shape
On Saturday a group that included high school art students and local artists gathered at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Performing Arts Center...
Oak Bluffs fire department receives $66,500 grant
The Oak Bluffs Fire Department this week learned that it will receive a $66,500 federal grant under the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to...
Hospital chairman named trustee of the year
Seasonal West Tisbury resident John P. Ferguson last month received New England Healthcare Assembly's (NEHA) prestigious 2008 Trustee Leadership Award, which recognizes the "significant...
West Tisbury unearths unused scholarship
West Tisbury selectmen last week deeded a long-forgotten $3,600 scholarship trust fund to the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Scholarship Fund.
Residents established the fund as...
Tisbury annual report wins award
Tisbury's 2007 annual town report won second place in a statewide contest held by the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA), in the category for towns...
Sail Martha’s Vineyard offers captain’s course
Sail Martha's Vineyard is offering instruction geared toward getting a commercial captain's license once again this winter.
An informational meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January...
Shedding light on electric co-op and Island concerns
Cape Light Compact (CLC) administrator Maggie Downey will provide a power-point presentation and answer questions about the recently formed Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative...
Despite the weather, thanks
To the Editor:
While the weather hampered some well-laid plans for Martha's Vineyard's Last Night First Day celebration, we would like to recognize the role...