State needs to pause pine forest restoration plan
To the Editor:
This letter was shared with the editor, and sent to officials at the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
We are writing to ask that you initiate a pause on the logging...
Disappointed in editorial decision
To the Editor:
We were disappointed by both the headline “Brazilian immigrant charged in gun ring linked to Island” (April 24) and the associated article’s emphasis on the status of the people involved in this...
Airport working to meet grant deadline
To the Editor:
One might infer from this week’s article concerning the Airport Terminal Renovation project (“Wary of federal cuts, MVY looks to fast-track new terminal project,” posted May 2) that the urgency to get...
Demonstrating and the law
To the Editor:
I have just returned home from the Five Corners area, where I planned to join the demonstration. I arrived at 4:48 and, assuming the Post Office would close at 5 pm, I...
Moped licenses need thorough review, for public’s safety
To the Editor:
The renewal of moped licenses will be discussed at the upcoming Oak Bluffs Select Board meeting on Tuesday, May 13.
I was a member of the Mopeds Are Dangerous Action Committee in 2016....
Such a dis-service
To the Editor:
Each year, when I taught at MVRHS, Tom Bennett would bring a group of Vietnam veterans he was counseling into our U.S. History classrooms. We wanted our students, as well as teachers,...
Chris Menne Golf Tournament a huge success
To the Editor:
I am writing to express my deepest gratitude to the Martha's Vineyard community for supporting the first annual Chris Menne Memorial Golf Tournament, held at Mink Meadows on April 26. The tournament...
Concern for urbanization of Vineyard
To the Editor:
The following comment was also submitted to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.
Please do the numbers. This Island is a finite piece of ground. Before you, in the aggregate, are proposals to add at...
Earth to DCR: The forest doesn’t need fixing
To the Editor:
The Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) proposal to clear-cut more than 15,000 white pine trees from Manuel Correllus State Forest is a bureaucratic solution looking for a problem. This forest stands...
Town meeting is a beautiful thing — so let’s keep quorums strong
Town meeting is a wonderful if sometimes grueling form of democracy. The wonder of it is the way it represents one of the truest forms of democracy. Where else can you stand up to...
After Pope Francis, who will carry his legacy?
As Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome this week, and the Vatican prepares for a historic conclave to elect a new pope, the world is left to ponder what it means to...
Support Sunday deer hunting to reduce tick-borne illness
It’s that time of year again. The sun is starting to shine brighter, the leaves are slowly unfolding, daffodils are blooming, and one of the Island’s biggest public health enemies is returning: the tick.
In...
Shenandoah’s Master RIP
There have been a couple of significant course corrections in my life. Each popped up, out of the blue, and each posed a question. It was a fork in the road with a choice...
On the 250th anniversary of the “Shot Heard ’Round the World,” what does it...
LEXINGTON — Patriots’ Day weekend is truly one of the great New England rites of spring.
A small army of Islanders marched off to Lexington and Concord to observe the re-enactments and the parades on...
With the death of due process and the rule of law, no one is...
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — because I...
What we have to fear is fear itself
As a psychiatrist, my job is to help people reduce their pain. In my practice and with family and friends, I am currently seeing people who are experiencing a specific kind of pain: pain...
Thank you to the M.V. Film Festival
To the Editor:
Thank you, Brian and Brooke Ditchfield, and all the staff and numerous volunteers that made this weekend's 25th anniversary of the M.V. Film Festival wondrous, brilliant, and so much fun. Thank you...
Let’s get rid of gas-powered leaf blowers
To the Editor:
Picture this: Another lovely Vineyard summer morning. Your house guests have (finally) departed, one of you is pouring the coffee, the other buttering the toast, and you both are looking forward to...
Support Mill Brook
To the Editor:
In 2014, our committee was appointed by the West Tisbury select board to meet voter directives. Our purpose was to collect data to establish a baseline for determining the water quality and...