The Martha's Vineyard Times
Patricia C. Mello
Patricia C.
Barbara F. Seward
Barbara Flanders Seward, 87, of Menemsha died on Monday, January 3, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a long illness.
Wind turbine proliferation
Though we are living in one of the most conservation-regulated areas of the world, including a high priced six-town sponsored commission (MVC), I have yet to see any intelligent planning or foresight relative to wind towers.
Better one than six libraries
With two towns looking at replacing their libraries or building major expansions, it's time the Island towns pooled their resources to build a Martha's Vineyard Library.
Allendorf letter
What does it take to turn a page? In Edgartown, it appears to be $15 million.
Equalized valuation is the fair funding mechanism
From the discussions leading up to Edgartown's decision to stay in the Martha's Vineyard Commission there came a nice side effect — a clarification of taxation based on equalized evaluation.
That holiday knock on the door
It's the day after Christmas and all through the house, no one was moving, not even the mouse.
Doreen P. Clauson
Doreen ("Dory") P.
MVH-MGH affiliation improved health care; more advances coming
As we close out the year we look back at a year of tremendous change for healthcare both on the Vineyard and for the rest of the nation.
In tough times, government has responsibilities, opportunities
All across the country, including here on the Vineyard, people are struggling in these very hard economic times.
Polly Hill’s Tim Boland awarded scholarship
Tim Boland, executive director of the Polly Hill Arboretum, has been awarded a Chanticleer Scholarship for a professional development course called Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders at the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford University in March.
It’s the season to say thanks
To the Editor:This is the season to be thankful, so I would like to thank Reliable Market, Espresso Love, Rainy Day and Rickards for supporting the Festival of Wreaths at the Federated Church on Thursday, December 2.
New potential
To the Editor:On behalf of Island Grown Initiative as its executive director, I would like to graciously thank the farmers and the eaters who came out to support our first "Local Meat Is Good To Eat But There's More To Life Than Chicken Fundraiser" on Nov.
Help for Island soldiers
On December 11, at noon, a small group of veterans gathered to participate in a ceremony called "Wreaths Across America.
Geraldyne G. DeBettencourt
Geraldyne G.
Good work, Oak Bluffs; Edgartown, not so much
Kudos to the Oak Bluffs Highway Department, who had their bike paths cleared by the afternoon of Monday's snowfall.
Great care and your privacy protected
As an employee of Martha's Vineyard Hospital as a medical technologist for 28 years and a recent emergency room patient, I want to reassure the community that your medical privacy is protected.
Remarkable shellfish
The longer I work with bivalve shellfish, the more impressed I am with what a remarkable life form they are and what a key role they play in the wellbeing of both the planet and humankind.
Healthy workplaces
It is worth mentioning that throughout all the turmoil and troubles at the Edgartown Council on Aging, some trusted and valued employees have resigned, and there has been great financial cost to Edgartown taxpayers.
Red Stocking Fund – a mission of unmixed caring for children
Last Friday, after weeks of shopping, wrapping, packing, and fundraising, Red Stocking joyfully distributed clothing, food, and toys to 419 Vineyard children from 274 families.