Preserve the Mill Pond
To the Editor:
The Mill Pond is much more than simply a beautiful body of water. To many of us, it is a shining reflection of the soul of West Tisbury, and the beating heart...
Appreciative of League forum
To the Editor:
A big shout-out, more like a loud country holler, to the lady Vols of the League of Women Voters. The recent gathering at the beautiful Edgartown library meeting room was packed to...
Preserve Mill Pond
To the Editor:
Citizens of West Tisbury who stay until the very end of next week’s town meeting will make a decision that is crucial to the character of the town. They will decide the...
Ban gas-powered leaf blowers
To the Editor:
There are four very good reasons why we should all vote YES to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers, a regulation that will be on the docket this spring at our town meetings.
First...
Blaming Malkin on SSA issues not productive
To the Editor:
As a decades-long Vineyard resident and close observer of the SSA, it was with considerable dismay that I finished reading the letter from the “Steamship Authority Citizens’ Action Group Steering Committee”. It...
Thank you for Islanders Write
To the Editor:
Islanders Write was another Vineyard miracle that encouraged me to take my writing to a new level. The slate of accomplished authors and instructors used their skills to extract better prose from...
Vote down Green Villa
To the Editor:
I am compelled to write concerning the Green Villa development before the MVC, for several reasons.
The first is the four-unit strip mall commercial component. This is a truly bad idea.
I think you...
Disappointed with SSA vote
To the Editor:
As a group, we had hoped to see more transparency in the process of selecting a replacement general manager for the SSA, the most important position in the operations of our lifeline....
Town financial advisors, be wary of recession
To the Editor:
We are headed toward a recession, and possibly a depression.
I hope town departments and agencies are not planning an increase in their budgets. I also hope the voters in the town meetings...
Commission should deny 100-unit Oak Bluffs development
To the Editor:
A proposed housing development, Green Villa, is before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for review. The commission rarely denies proposed projects. Instead, the 17 commissioners generally approve projects and impose conditions intended to...
Trim, don’t clear-cut pine plantations
To the Editor:
Driving around lately, I have noticed a number of stands of white pine trees. One in particular, along State Road entering West Tisbury, part of a Land Bank property, has naturalized harmoniously...
Support leaf-blower ban
To the Editor:
Somebody has to advocate for the natural world, I’ve always believed, since it doesn’t have a voice of its own. The environment can’t vote, attend meetings, write letters, or hire a lawyer...
Stop affordable housing on Chappy lot
To the Editor:
I’m writing to draw attention to Article 87 on the town warrant for the Edgartown town meeting. Please consider voting yes on this article. The article will compel the select board to...
Parking problematic with proposed Edgartown development
To the Editor:
Where would you park for this proposed three-story, 88-parking-spots, 96-bedroom, 10-building prefab complex — called Edgartown Gardens — that is double the height and greater in gross square footage than the newly...
Birthright citizenship and our Brazilian neighbors
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” –the 14th Amendment to the U.S....
Hospital should answer on layoffs
The recent revelations of layoffs at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital are troubling for Islanders, and how we learned about them and the questions we still have about them raise some important questions about transparency and...
Disappointed, surprised by VA decision
To the Editor:
The recent decision by the Federal Veterans Administration not to renew the “Veterans Readjustment Counseling Contract” with the Martha’s Vineyard Community Services will, in my opinion, have serious implications for Island veterans...
Wind fight is not over
To the Editor:
In the space of a day, President Trump upended the offshore wind (OSW) gameboard with two executive orders that freeze plans for new offshore wind development, end the Green New Deal, pause...
Putts & Pints event a success
To the Editor:
The Oak Bluffs Public Library would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all those who made our recent Putts & Pints Fundraiser a tremendous success. This event would not have been...
Transition away from gas leaf blowers
To the Editor:
Last week, on a relatively warm day that had an air of spring in it, I was out in my yard enjoying the day, and admiring the robins as they pulled worms...