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...
Stop State Forest pine clearing
To the Editor
Has the DCR gone berserk? How else to explain its plan to clear-cut more than 10,000 white pine trees from the State Forest? How will the state benefit from destroying one of...
Improvements needed for reservation system
To the Editor:
I recently made a reservation for a round-trip between M.V. and Falmouth. Needing to return earlier, I went to the Steamship website and tried to make a reservation for a time that...
Advice for special counsel
To the Editor:
I was a career prosecutor for 17 years in Southeastern Pennsylvania, where I tried every kind of criminal case, including the successful prosecution of John duPont, the richest person ever convicted of...
Oversight on Holmes Hole misguided
To the Editor:
The MVC and the Oak Bluffs zoning board seem to be overlooking a crucial issue on the Island: housing. Is there a need for more housing? Absolutely. Along and off Holmes Hole...
Mopeds are on the way out; let’s get ahead of e-bikes
To the Editor:
This is in response to an article in The MV Times about mopeds (“The price to end moped rentals: $1.9 million,” Nov. 21). Some people here are concerned about replacing mopeds with...
Use the tools available to shift the burden on housing
For our Island to be a sustainable place to live for all of us, we are going to have to think much more about how the year-round homeowners are doing. To that end, the...
Steamship manager thankful for frank discussion
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Steamship Authority board, Port Council, and staff, I want to extend a sincere thank-you to the members of the Martha’s Vineyard community who came to our listening session...
A time for welcoming hearts
To the Editor:
This past presidential election reminded me of a story one of our Island locals shared with me years ago. She told me of a family here in Vineyard Haven that had many...
‘Thank you for your service’
To the Editor:
Veterans who have served our country in the U.S. military, Coast Guard, or National Guard — whether it be for a brief time or a full 20-plus-year career, active duty or reserves...
Preserve Chappy access
To the Editor:
The Trustees are currently in the process of a Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) review of the Chappy beach property they own and manage. As stewards of this property, they should be...
Thank you to the vice president
Dear V.P. Harris,
Yes, we share the same name, and we are so proud of that. My husband and I have even tried to pass ourselves off as your relatives, but with no luck.
We just...
Concern for clear-cutting white pines
To the Editor:
I was surprised to learn recently that the agency that regulates the State Forest is intending to push forward a plan to clear-cut 32 acres of the most mature white pine trees...