Summing up
I hate it when people say "Islanders are concerned about" or "Islanders say" or "Islanders are furious with.
No way to run county government
This page is not a fan of Cape Wind, northeast of the Vineyard, nor of the federal-state effort to plant a large scale wind farm southwest of the Island.
Despite everything we’ve tried, they come
We've tried nearly everything to protect this special place.
A good first half in real estate
Martha's Vineyard real estate industry figures for the first half of this year show a welcome increase of activity and some improvement in prices for completed transactions.
A beep and bad news
Our 21st-century connectedness amplifies the good and the bad and everything in between.
What it means to be us
I was in the eastbound lineup Tuesday heading for the four-way stop at the Blinker intersection.
State government legislates higher electricity costs
Earlier this year, we learned that the Green Communities Act had increased the cost of electricity to Massachusetts residential and business ratepayers.
The view from the saddle
The Vineyard, with its bike-friendly scale, has tantalizing possibilities as a model community for encouraging alternatives to the automobile.
Big houses back on the agenda
Thinking about the human environment and comparing influences on the experience of that environment, one might conclude that the convenience and safety of reliable cell phone service would enhance the experience significantly.
Hummer keeps on trying
In 1987, in a moment of uncharacteristic exuberance, my friend Hummer bought shares of Adobe Corporation.
MVC membership needs to change, but that seems unlikely
Same old, same old — that's how the roster of candidates for the Martha's Vineyard Commission (MVC) looks today, with the July 31 deadline for nomination papers dead ahead.
Home from the sea
The ports: Casablanca, Odessa, Piraeus, Naples, Rio, Recife, Durban, Togo, Abidjan, Monrovia, Dakar, Manila, Da Nang, Rotterdam, Cameroon, Panama, Haifa, Saigon, Borneo, Singapore, Midway, Taiwan, Cadiz, Lagos, Hamburg, Yokohama.
County government – selectmen know the score, time to end the game
Katherine Rogers, a lawyer and resident of Concord, New Hampshire, will not accept the job of Dukes County manager.
Maybe the seventh time will be the charm
If the negotiating is successful, Dukes County government will soon have a new professional county manager.
Nearby, but far away
This old house is not far away, but in every sense except geographic, it is remote.
Silly, familiar civil wars consume us
The Roundabout debate reminds me of Martha's Vineyard's historic and persistent polarity.
We remember liberty’s tune
The glorious national birthday we celebrate invites us to hoist our flags and drop our guard against the off-Island world and to consider the marvelous connections we have with the vast palette of Americans, quite a few of whom have chosen to celebrate their independence here with us.
The Steamship Authority maintains a careful balance
A Steamship Authority analysis of its cost of service on Vineyard routes over the five years from 2007 through 2011 shows an enterprise experiencing modestly growing revenues and making a successful effort to keep expenses in line.