Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation for your Sept. 23 editorial, "Create a climate for change." The increasing threat of wildfire due to climate change is especially concerning to me. A...

To the Editor: Our community has faced tremendous loss over the last few months. Loss of jobs, loss of income, loss of time with others, and, most devastatingly, loss of life. Residents of our district...

To the Editor: Once our retailers' doors swung open, post the imposed COVID lockdown, I made an effort to avoid one-clicking on Amazon to support our vendors — buying books at Bunch of Grapes, a...

To the Editor: The Times editorial “Create a climate for change” (Sept. 23, 2020) sounds a much-needed alarm about the effects of climate change — not far-off effects, but here-and-now impacts. The national news shows...

To the Editor: With due respect to Mr. Ralph Packer, I disagree with his comment about the shared use path being a "bicyclist's dream.” With two-way traffic on the same path, various rates of speed...

To the Editor: Reading over your editorial in the Sept. 17 MV Times, you certainly make your bias against the Land Bank very clear. Sorry you feel that way, but you are welcome to your...

To the Editor: I was surprised to see the markings the surveyors left to define the new Beach Road. If this configuration can be utilized for a symmetrical road, then pedestrians will have the pleasure,...

A letter of thanks to the Island community: To all the people on Martha’s Vineyard who made sacrifices to help keep the rates of COVID infection low, we salute you. This has been a very challenging...

To the Editor: Regarding Holly Linton's letter, "Use the Bike Path" (Sept. 17), I agree that for the safety of all of us, bikers should use the bike path, not the roads. I have heard...

To the Editor: Recently there has been widespread publicity and controversy over accusations — which he denies — that Donald Trump has denigrated members of our Armed forces as “losers” and “suckers.” This brought back to our...

To the Editor: I wanted to comment about the new "street design" for Oak Bluffs. My concerns are: Will spaces be large enough to comfortably park large pickup trucks, like mine? And, with limited spaces,...

To the Editor: The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard is urging EVERYONE to be counted in the 2020 census — citizens and noncitizens, documented and undocumented, year-round and seasonal. Data from the census...

To the Editor: We are deeply disappointed to learn that the Edgartown conservation commission has evicted the FARM Institute, managed by the Trustees of Reservations, from Katama Farm. Our families have enjoyed the summer program...

To the Editor: A big thank-you to the people who donated items and to the folks who had the many yard sales this past weekend to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Martha's Vineyard. This year's...

To the Editor: On Saturday, Sept. 5, Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard had its first Island-wide yard sale. Ten yard sales were held simultaneously in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven, and West Tisbury to...

To the Editor: The Island has lost a great friend. Governor Stephen E. Merrill died at his home in Manchester, N.H., on Sept. 5, surrounded by his family. While he was raised in New Hampshire...

To the Editor: Sometimes I ask myself, Why does Martha’s Vineyard even have a bike path? As bikers race down the Edgartown–West Tisbury Road, it seems they have no idea that there is a parallel...

To the Editor: I am writing to thank town administrator Robert Whritenour and the members of the board of selectmen and department heads who have created this wonderful new beach for the people of Martha’s...

To the Editor: Regarding Rich Saltzberg's story on the West Tisbury select board, "Merchandise at farmers market questioned" (Sept. 3). Thank goodness Skipper Manter and Kent Healy are protecting us from the farmers market scofflaws! God...

To the Editor: We hope everyone enjoyed seeing the suffrage colors — purple, white and (sunflower) yellow — displayed across the Vineyard during our weeklong commemoration of the 19th Constitutional Amendment, a historic milestone in...