Directly elect representatives to the MVRHS School Committee
To the Editor:
Vicki Divoll of the Chilmark FinCom has just written a letter to The Times which clearly, passionately, expresses her disappointment when an MVRHS School Committee member refuses to explain her position on...
Aquinnah voters in the dark on school committee motivations
To the Editor:
It is head-spinning for island taxpayers to watch and try to understand what is happening within the MVRHS school committee regarding spending on the artificial turf lawsuit, and what will happen next....
A less enthusiastic King’s coronation?
To the Editor:
As a child of an English born mother, growing up in Toronto, Ontario, I was steeped not only as a tea lover but into the British Royal family. Princess Elizabeth and her...
Protect Edgartown Harbor view
To the Editor:
The proposal by major Island real estate investor David Malm and architect Patrick Ahearn to rebuild the historic Gov. Mayhew family house on 81 South Water St. will eliminate our last great...
Unrelenting noise
To the Editor:
The persistent, percussive noise is inescapable, as the foundation pilings on Beach Road near Tisbury Market are pounded in place for the fast-approaching offshore wind facility. It is frightening to realize how...
Continue to press for housing solutions
To the Editor:
A little over a month ago, 250 Vineyarders traveled to the Massachusetts State House to fight for fair housing and encourage our legislators to vote for the Housing Bank. The trip was...
The sound of silence this Earth Day
To the Editor:
There was an interesting and relevant article in the fall Sierra Club magazine titled “The sound of silence,” or lack of it, if you live in suburbia, which is what West Tisbury...
It takes a village
To the Editor:
My mother, Patricia Neal, loved everything about Martha’s Vineyard. She mostly loved the Islanders and our close-knit community. Her favorite pastime was sitting out in front of our South Water Street house...
Err on the side of caution with school committee membership
This letter was sent to the chairman of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School school committee chair, Robert Lionette.
To the Editor
I am writing to you as a taxpayer, but more importantly as an elected...
Respect impacted port communities
To the Editor:
Residents of Barnstable, Falmouth, and Martha’s Vineyard recently wrote to the board of governors of the Steamship Authority to renew our strenuous objection to the Steamship Authority's proposed 2024 freight operating schedule.
A...
Response to recent opinion piece
To the Editor:
Your recent opinion piece by John Merrow, which claims everyone who opposes "gender-affirming care" for minors is an intolerant, rightwing Nazi needs some feedback. It is a baloney argument. I mean, anyone...
Peepers versus beepers
To the Editor:
As is usual for this time of year, as a rite of spring, I bundle up, step outside at dusk, and keenly listen for the oh-so-familiar primordial sound of the beloved annual...
In defense of O.B. planning board
To the Editor:
I’m writing to express frustration regarding unproven innuendo that Terry Donahue raised in his Letter to the Editor. He wrote that Mr. Hopkins, Oak Bluffs planning board chairperson, won’t end the lawsuit...
Planning board can end lawsuit
To the Editor:
To the Editor:
The MVRHS school committee has been attacked by opponents of the proposed synthetic turf field, demanding that the committee withdraw their suit against the Oak Bluffs planning board’s illegal denial...
No luggage cart on Steamship ferry
To the Editor:
Today (Thursday April 20) we took the 1:15 boat from Woods Hole to the Vineyard. There was no luggage cart. The Steamship employee on the ramp said that was because when there...
The Vineyard, the beach, and Tessie
To the Editor:
I lean forward as I walk. The wind is stronger as I continue on the beach, shortly before dusk in April. I am walking east, so the sun is at my back,...
Thanks to Congressman Keating
To the Editor:
I would like to publicly thank our congressman, Bill Keating, for standing up for his constituents on the Cape and Islands.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the extremist Republicans are threatening to drive...
Focus on a new high school, not the turf field
To the Editor:
I am an elected member of the Chilmark finance advisory committee. Massachusetts finance committees are required by law to be the watchdogs on all town financial matters — to be the “eyes...
Condemn Tennessee Republican legislators
To the Editor:
On March 30, following the March 27 shooting at the Covenant School that left three children and three staff members dead, students and parents came to the Tennessee statehouse to demand stiffer...
Be cautious with our other summer visitors
To the Editor:
I'm perplexed. You’ve had several stories on coyotes recently. I love them, they certainly need someone doing some sort of tracking, great. Excellent. However, it is mid-April, and the craziness is headed...