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...
Confidence in Trustees’ evolving leadership
In 2021, when the MV Beachgoers Access Group (MVBAG) was founded, the Trustees were navigating a significant period of transformation. This challenging time was marked by the untimely passing of long-serving CEO Barbara Erickson...
Grateful to Chicken Alley manager
To the Editor:
I am writing to acknowledge the outstanding contribution Bruce Elliott has made to the Island community. Bruce, as many Vineyarders know, is the longtime furniture manager at Community Services’ Chicken Alley Thrift...
Hoping goats are treated well
To the Editor:
I just read that the Land Bank has auctioned off their entire goat herd of 168 individuals to the sole bidder at $10 a head. As an animal advocate, this is very...
Support Tisbury library
To the Editor:
As a lifelong lover and patron of libraries, I am writing to encourage my fellow Tisbury taxpayers to vote for the library renovation project at the special town meeting on Dec. 17....
Library needs our support now
To the Editor:
Our Vineyard Haven library is a vital community center. For kids of all ages after school, weekends, and summers, there are books, games, and fun, educational activities. Adults can be alone or...
Pause State Forest clear-cutting plan
This letter was sent to the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest (MFCSF) Task Force and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.
I write in regard to Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) plans to
clear-cut 32 acres of...
Vineyard Wind needs to provide answers
To the Editor:
I have never been a big believer in conspiracies, and I hope I am not experiencing one right now. I actually went to a wind production school in Wisconsin some 20 years...
Changes needed for Steamship
To the Editor:
I attended the meeting Tuesday night of the various SSA folks, held at the request of Christine Sherman Todd, chairman of the Dukes County Commissioners, at the Film Center. It’s obviously still...