The Martha's Vineyard Times
Windemere’s devoted care
To the Editor:
The new year brought great sadness and grief to our family. My mother, Claire T. Coggins, passed away in the early hours...
Striper fishing now a political issue
To the Editor:
I urge all of the public to pay close attention to Nelson Sigelman's article last week and to the upcoming House Bill...
Housing Trust clarifies affordability safeguards
To the Editor:
Last week's article in the Vineyard Gazette regarding the Island Housing Trust's request to amend the West Tisbury planning board's special permit...
Thanks to NStar
To the Editor:
In the very early morning hours of January 7 (about 12:30 am), an unidentified vehicle struck and wiped out the main transformer...
Better health care choices
To the Editor:
Thanks, MV Times, for the well researched, clear and helpful article that still gives us hope for some better choices ("Hospital dollars...
On memory’s road
To the Editor:
Just finished my usual skim of Island news via MV Times, and a short article by Doug Cabral caught my eye. In...
Bridge enough
To the Editor:
Can someone explain to me, with a straight face, why the new bridge is considered to be temporary? It seems sturdy enough...
Thanks to Coach Sherman
To the Editor:
I just wanted to take a moment to thank Coach Sam Sherman for all his years of hard work and dedication to...
The coach would continue
To the Editor:
I would like to respond to the notice in the help wanted column of The Martha's Vineyard Times, about the boys JV...
The plan didn’t notice the iceberg
To the Editor:
In "Not the Last Word" (Jan. 7), Nis Kildegaard frames the Island Plan as a conversation. I'm intrigued.
Where did this conversation come...
Pulling weeds and business
To the Editor:
Morning Glory Farm is a farm. I worked there in the field for two summers, not as a young back-to-the-lander but as...
It is a farm
To the Editor:
Though I've been told that you can't please all the people all the time, it's still upsetting to read the letter from...
MVCS’s new leader: Wiet Bacheller
When John and Wiet Bacheller first moved to the Island in 1968, seven years after Martha's Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) was established, the couple...
Play on: “Twelfth Night”
For every season there is a play, and right after New Year's, it's time for "Twelfth Night." Cue Shakespeare for the Masses: Quick and...
Republican Scott Brown
Tuesday's special election to fill the Senate seat that is vacant because of the death of Edward M. Kennedy is an opportunity for Massachusetts...
Edgartown
It was nice to have a blanket of snow on the ground all last week, glistening when the sun shines and crunchy to walk...
Ian P. Nunes
Meirilucia and Fabio De Paula Nunes of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of their son, Ian Phyllip De Paula Nunes, on January 6 at...
Troy C. Cavallo
Anastasia and Jonas Cavallo of Edgartown announce the birth of their son, Troy Cassius Cavallo, on December 30 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. Troy weighed...
Happy New Year
Islanders enjoyed New Year's Eve celebrations of all types last Thursday - from the Fourway Carriage House's annual Tree and Trains event, to the...
News from Island Theatre Workshop
The Island Theatre Workshop hosts its annual meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 7 pm at its new location: the former West Tisbury Library...