The Martha's Vineyard Times
Church/state, no divide
The decision of the town of West Tisbury at the annual town meeting to spend $150,000 on the Congregational Church, in addition to the $30,000 it has already spent, is totally unacceptable.
Vibrant again
Of the many important reasons to vote yes for beer and wine in Tisbury, I want to emphasize that the health of our business community is critical to the health of our entire town.
Real change for the better
A yes vote to permit the sale of beer or wine will allow only the following to occur: The sale of only beer or wine, only with food, only at your table, only at dining establishments approved and licensed by the town, only at those with at least 30 seats, and only by wait staff who have received state approved certification.
A straightforward issue
You'd never know it from all of the emotional rhetoric, but the beer and wine question facing Tisbury voters next Tuesday is a remarkably straightforward issue.
Tisbury
Congratulations to Heather and Paul.
Mary Jackson
Mary Etta Jackson, 74, died on April 15 peacefully at her home in Edgartown, surrounded by loved ones.
Ernest F. Nippes
Ernest Frederick Nippes, an academic committed to leadership, service, and devotion, died at home on April 3 surrounded by his family in Sanford, Florida.
Aquinnah
Are we really almost through with April? What a pleasant spring we have had so far.
Edgartown
Those who got an early start to putting away their winter wardrobes were not rewarded this past week as temperatures fell back to what we would expect for this time of year.
Chilmark
Forty years ago the Environmental Protection Agency was established to address the pubic demand for cleaner water, air, and land.
Right whales in Island waters; State cautions mariners
The state Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) urges mariners to use caution in the coastal waters around Martha's Vineyard where two pairs of mother and calf right whales are feeding.
Preserve Tisbury
I was born and raised here, and am currently a resident of Tisbury.
Enhance the community
We live and work in Vineyard Haven, and we are in support of beer and wine.
Oak Bluffs
A typical Vineyard spring season has arrived with the colder temperatures and rain we have been having.
Our town needs our help
As spring fills the air with the new arrival of life and energy, Vineyard Haven is calling for our help.
To prevent decline
When I first moved to the Vineyard in the seventies, Vineyard Haven was the year-round town that you saw your friends at when you shopped.
Safe to walk downtown
I am a sixth grade student living in California who comes to Martha's Vineyard every summer.
The end of tranquility
To the Editor: If the citizens of Tisbury open the door to alcohol sales even a tiny crack, we invite nothing less than the demise of 300 years of tranquility.
The economics of it for businesses
I don't enjoy being stirred into the same pot as some landlords that a few of the Letters to the Editor have portrayed in the last few weeks.
More attention needed
The proposed connector road has been planned for some time, and the town has been asked to approve several stages.