The Whaling City revisited
Six-acre Palmer's Island is just north of the hurricane barrier that protects New Bedford Harbor.
A measured response to the imminence of marijuana dispensaries
Set aside for a moment the knotty and unsettled questions of whether marijuana is a safe and effective palliative or whether the introduction of medicinal marijuana dispensaries will encourage the expanded use of marijuana for recreational purposes among the general population, and especially the young.
Solar dollars
The results of an inquiry into Massachusetts's growing solar energy industry, published in the winter 2013 edition of CommonWealth magazine and written by Bruce Mohl, confirms understandings popular among alternative energy skeptics.
Hats off to our friends and neighbors in emergency services
Commenter dondondon12 wrote this week, "I don't know what Nstar is doing, but i hope they keep doing it.
Winter weather – it is what it is
In late fall, when the long-range forecasts of winter weather began to appear, they ran the gamut from cold and snowy to variable and moderate overall. These contradictory outlooks do not generally occur in...
The Mill Pond questions is not yet ripe for resolution
Notwithstanding selectman Richard Knabel's disgruntlement [Muddying the Mill Pond Issue, January 31 Letters to the Editor] at the prospect of yet another discussion of what to do with the Mill Pond, his fellow selectmen were wise to endorse the forum.
A disservice to community, school, and students
It is not possible for a reasonable person to understand in relative terms the philosophy behind the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School's administrative reaction to two youngsters who have misbehaved.
Just a word about punctuation
Punctuation issues never get a second look from Hollywood screenwriters searching for a movie idea.
A Comcast deal, at last
The new 10-year Comcast contract is a bum deal for Chappaquiddick residents, who will have to pay a steep price for cable service, make a two-year, year-round commitment, and perhaps pay more to get cable service from Chappy's main roads to their doors.
Economics underpins it all
In January, one year ago, Philippe Jordi, executive director of the Island Housing Trust, and David Vigneault, executive director Dukes County Regional Housing Authority (DCRHA), told an MVTimes writer that the Vineyard's complicated affordable...
What was the point, after all?
The other day in the office we debated whether the The Journal News in White Plains ought to have published a graphic that mapped the names and addresses of nearly 34,000 handgun permit holders in the newspaper's circulation area.
A choice with confusing and expensive consequences
Compassion for those in ill health and pain is admirable, but the medical marijuana law approved by referendum vote in November is a fraud.
A new year in the Comment community
We continue to fine-tune the Comment feature on mvtimes.
Housing affordability is only one of the Island’s issues
Lately, the Martha's Vineyard Housing Needs Assessment Study Committee — don't worry, there's no acronym quiz later — has been batting around an early draft of the preliminary report prepared by their consultant, Karen Sonnarborg.
State aid doesn’t mean much around here
It's budget-building season in Island towns, preparing for annual town meetings this spring when voters will make FY2014 spending decisions.