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Short-term rentals are good, not bad

To the Editor: It is sad to see all the misguided activity to limit short-term rentals on Martha’s Vineyard. The fact is there exists one and only one reason to limit short-term rentals, and that is...

A holiday thanks to Oak Bluffs businesses

To the Editor: Over the winter break, Oak Bluffs businesses collaborated with the Children’s Room at the Oak Bluffs Public Library (OBPL) to entertain the youngest town children. Businesses hung pictures from some of the...

Honor Feldman’s legacy by banning moped rentals

To the Editor: Mopeds ARE dangerous, and have been since the 1980s, when Sam Feldman and Chilmark Police Chief Tim Rich began the safety crusade against rental mopeds here on the Vineyard. The newspapers have followed...

SSA response highlights lack of transparency

To the Editor: I’m writing in response to the Jan. 27 MV Times article, “Barnstable misses first ferry run to Nantucket.” I’m not writing to comment on the fact that this freight boat cost the SSA...

Stop move to prevent Chappy affordable housing 

To the Editor: My wife and I are full-time residents of Edgartown, living on Chappaquiddick, and local business owners in the town of Edgartown. We recently received an email about a proposed warrant for the upcoming...

Term limits warranted

To the Editor: It was nice to read about James Malkin‘s decision not to run again for select board. It seems few have his ability to understand that change can be good, and when it’s...

SSA needs to shore up damage-vehicle policy 

To the Editor: The recent article "SSA policy a wrinkle in electric car transition" (Jan. 23) seems more intent on fueling fears than fostering understanding during a pivotal shift toward cleaner energy. Ms. Wilson's misadventure...

Support for ban on gas-powered leaf blowers

To the Editor: The following was sent to the Edgartown select board and the town administrator. As members of the Chappaquiddick Island Association’s environment committee, we support adoption of the warrant restricting gasoline leaf blowers in...

Problem with forest clear-cutting

To the Editor: This letter is in response to “Rising criticism of State Forest cutting plan” (Dec. 27). It’s clear-cut frivolous government spending. I'm very wary of the clear-cutting of the white pines in the Manuel...

Chef Deon rises above 

To the Editor: There is an exciting event that takes place on Martha’s Vineyard that receives little fanfare, but it provides community, joy, sustenance, and service to so very many Islanders on Thanksgiving and Christmas...

A holiday thanks to Oak Bluffs businesses

To the Editor: Over the winter break, Oak Bluffs businesses collaborated with the Children’s Room at the Oak Bluffs Public Library (OBPL) to entertain the youngest town children. Businesses hung pictures from some of the...

HarborWorks — Embracing our past as a way to define our future

The last year has been the start of a journey for all of us at HarborWorks, the flagship project led by the new nonprofit, Vineyard Lands for our Community (VLC), an Island community redevelopment...

Community discussion on SSA

To the Editor: This year has seen a large number of Letters to the Editor, editorials, commentaries, and articles concerning the ongoing deficiencies of the Steamship Authority. The lack of acknowledgement from the Steamship Authority...

We need stop signs on Franklin Street

To the Editor: This afternoon yet another traffic accident occurred in front of my house on Center Street. This is at least the seventh accident since moving here with my husband in July 2023. Today...

Shellfish keep our community connected and fed

Dear friends and shellfish lovers: Before ocean farmers worked the wind and tides to grow perfectly shaped oysters in bags and cages, they were a wild food. For 100,000 years, oysters have been part of...

Editorial on offshore wind off base 

To the Editor: Your editorial “Vineyard needs a unified voice on offshore wind” (Dec. 19) covers a myriad of unrelated subjects. It starts with lumping Vineyard Wind (that is a reality as a result of...

Protect community interests

To the Editor: I am writing to express my concern about two pressing issues that affect our community and its residents. First, it has become increasingly frustrating to see that parking regulations are not being enforced...

Enough is enough

To the Editor: As I prefaced my previous essay about whether my comments would make any difference (“If not Spring Street, where?” Dec. 3), apparently they did not. When I read the article by Daniel...

Action group can right this Steamship

To the Editor: As evidenced by both the recent MV Times editorial decrying the lack of leadership in upper management of the Steamship Authority and the tenor of the large turnout at the recent November...

What you are saying about the Steamship

Mary Ellen Larsen, Tisbury: The Steamship with all its problems with broken boats and staffing issues is on everyone's black list. However, having been stuck off-Island Wednesday, I have found all the ticket office...