DCR should engage community on pine plan
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter to urge DCR to put the brakes on the clear-cutting of the white pine plantations in the Manuel Correllus State Forest on Martha’s Vineyard. While I recognize...
Appreciation for former MVRHS teacher Murphy
To the Editor:
We recently learned of the passing of one of our leading faculty members, Barbara Murphy. In the 1980s and ’90s, Presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter each recognized the Regional High...
Appreciation for M.V. Cultural Council
To the Editor:
The Friends of the Up-Island Council on Aging sincerely thank the Martha’s Vineyard Cultural Council (MVCC) for the grant they gifted the Friends to help defray the cost of our trip to...
A call to preserve and protect Mill Brook
To the Editor:
More than 30,000 small dams currently block river tributaries from Maine to Maryland, according to a recent story, “How Tearing Down Small Dams Is Helping Restore Northeast Rivers,” published in the online...
Deforestation is not conservation
To the Editor:
How on God’s green earth can a task force made up of groups such as the Vineyard Conservation Society promote the clear-cutting of 175 acres’ worth of healthy white pine trees from...
Surfcasters group voices support of Trustees
To the Editor:
The Martha's Vineyard Surfcasters Association (MVSA), founded in 1989, has been a steadfast advocate for surfcasting, conservation, and public access to fishing areas on Martha's Vineyard for 36 years.
In recent years, preserving...
Stand up to executive branch
To the Editor:
When Donald Trump ran his business, Michael Cohen was his “fixer.” We are now seeing a similar dynamic with Elon Musk. Musk is doing the dirty work. Only there’s a twist this...
Cheers for hockey benefit
To the Editor:
On behalf of all of our board members, I want to thank Coach Matt Mincone and the entire boys HS hockey team for the fundraiser event on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the...
The State Forest: Stop and engage the community
To the Editor:
Correllus State Forest is one of 38 forest reserves in Massachusetts, the Island’s keystone conservation property, and a treasured community asset carrying multiple layers of meaning in Islanders’ individual histories.
Today, the State...
Remembering an MVRHS icon
To the Editor:
Barbara Murphy and I met in the fall of 1976, when I began teaching at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and she was completing her first year teaching there. I was teaching...
Don’t butcher white-pine groves
To the Editor:
Thirty years ago, I moved out to the end of Skiffs Lane in West Tisbury, bordering the State Forest. I remember asking then Superintendent Jon Vakonda what his plans were for a...
Stand with Family Planning, now more than ever
To the Editor:
Friends of Family Planning (FOFP) knows that the current administration and its anti-choice allies are fighting to gut reproductive rights across the country and eliminate programs that support the important healthcare needs...
Task force position on clearing white pine
To the Editor:
Comprising more than 5,200 acres, Manuel F. Correllus State Forest (MCSF) is the largest and most important conservation land on Martha’s Vineyard. This site supports important coastal sandplain habitats, including globally rare...
Solutions in search of a problem on Chappy
To the Editor:
Last week, I attended a public Zoom session hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding public beach access on Chappy. The DEP listened to comments by various stakeholders, including...
Should we clear-cut white pines in the State Forest?
To the Editor:
I have been shocked, while driving around the Island recently, to see scarred landscapes, large parcels that have been totally cleared of trees for one purpose or another.
Reading that clear-cutting and burning...
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...