The shunning of Martha Vineyard’s most infamous lawyer
To the Editor:
As the weather gets warmer and folks who vacation on the Vineyard think ahead to get-togethers and whom to invite to parties, I am reminded of all the stories from 2018 and...
Getting back to our libraries
To the Editor:
I have been back to my home library, in Edgartown, for some time, and it's wonderful to see familiar faces of the staff (and lots of new ones, too), and explore the...
Tashmoo is a management problem
To the Editor:
Alley's, OSV permits, a Tashmoo anchoring moratorium, housing crisis; it's all the same feeling. We're rapidly losing the culture which helped attract the near doubling of Martha’s Vineyard’s population in the past...
So many thanks!
To the Editor:
On March 14, Act Two Second Hand Store will have been open for one year. We raise funds through sales of donated goods from our generous and thoughtful community. We have already...
Support Oak Bluffs planners: Say not to turf
To the Editor:
In April 2019, I was fortunate to attend Yoga Reaches Out, a fundraiser for Boston Children’s Hospital. It was a breathtakingly beautiful day of yoga at the Gillette Stadium Field House. I...
Encourage wind energy
The pollution, the actions, and the inactions of the human race are killing this planet. Not only are they killing the marine life, they are killing everything, including us. At this rate the death...
Comment consistency
To the Editor:
On the morning of Feb. 28, a comment appeared in The MV Times online feature related to the article titled 'Vineyard Wind expects to begin turbine installation this summer."
The commenter stated that...
Keep writing
To the Editor:
Abigail’s essays are so true and what everyone needs to read and take to heart. We live so much in our little world that we do not always know how hard life...
Oak Bluffs IS a fun town
To the Editor:
Let’s not forget that MANY people choose to live and vacation in Oak Bluffs because it is fun, engaging and vibrant, and that has nothing to do with the late night bar...
Thanks for the help
To the Editor:
On Thursday, Feb. 16, I had a run in with a deer on my Harley on Old County Road. The deer made out okay, I did not.
I am writing this letter to...
Who is in charge?
To the Editor:
I totally agree with Linda Smith's Letter to the Editor regarding the road construction. The stop sign near the hospital and at the intersection of Eastville Avenue must have been planned by...
Verdict on road construction
To the Editor:
Does anyone have anything positive to say about the still uncompleted, poorly designed road construction project from V.H. to O.B.? Traffic is now squeezed near the hospital, and a friend with a...
Tashmoo threat is stormwater and fertilizer runoff
To the Editor:
In 2018 when residents made a push to hold the Steamship accountable for over 500 mechanical breakdowns the Times published a photo of myself on the front page, arm raised addressing the...
Edgartown’s MVC share is not out of line
To the Editor:
Reading this week’s headline, “Edgartown mulls MVC exit,” I winced. It can be embarrassing to live in the Island town that plays least well with the others.
Edgartown officials declare themselves shocked, shocked!...
Dogs without vets
To the Editor:
Don't get me wrong … I am heartily in favor of rescuing animals and giving them good homes, but just last week you printed an article about the lack of veterinary care...
SSA priorities displaced
To the Editor:
The views of the Barnstable member of the Steamship Authority board are a disservice to Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cape residents.
At a recent SSA board meeting, the Barnstable appointee, Robert Jones, objected at...
Praise for courageous essay
To the Editor:
I just finished reading Abigail McGrath's article "Three holidays in January," published Feb. 7, and cannot begin to tell you how appreciative I was to view her words in print for all...
Sweep the sand
To the Editor:
It is incredible. The Tisbury Master Plan is soliciting ideas, and they are virtually all about going around Beach Road. Build new paths, a harbor walk on the sand, make shared use...
Sunshine Committee thanks businesses
To the Editor:
A couple of weeks ago I ran around downtown asking business owners, managers, and the salespeople if they would consider a donation to the Tisbury School Sunshine Committee. On Friday night at...
Supports a ban on nips
To the Editor:
I am writing on behalf of Friends of Sengekontacket to offer our support on the recent objective to ban nips.
Our mission as an organization is to preserve and protect Sengekontacket Pond and...