Letters to the Editor

Last year at this time, flu shots obtained by our local health departments were limited.

"Built on Stilts," can I just say what a great job you did yet again.

I have followed with interest the recent articles and online comments on the issue of road closures during hurricane Earl.

Most readers of these pages will by now be aware that a public fishing pier has been proposed to be located in Oak Bluffs between the Steamship pier and the Oak Bluffs harbor jetty.

Thanks so much to the Island community for joining us at the recent Wintertide Coffeehouse Reunion Concert, for the benefit of the Alexandra Gagnon Teen Center.

Congratulations to the entire eighth grade and Karl Nelson, their eighth grade science teacher, on bringing honor and distinction to the West Tisbury School.

We want to thank the many families, childcare providers, and summer visitors who came to Vineyard Haven Public Library and participated in our Summer Reading Program, "go green @ your library.

Last month, we visited Martha's Vineyard for the first time, and one of the sights I wanted to see was the web cam at The Times.

As a minister who served two Island churches, I found the people very concerned, not only about God but about the people.

Recently I was told about a Letter to the Editor regarding Johnny Seaview (Oliver Hazard Perry).

This is in response to David Nash's "Many reasons for the fish pier where it's planned" Letter to the Editor, Sept.

I've written this letter to The Trustees of Reservations, about their Long Point Wildlife Refuge, to express my concern, as an annually repeating visitor to Martha's Vineyard, over evident official policy which does not seem to take sufficient heed of the requirements for public safety — and hygiene — in public places.

The stories regarding hurricane Earl in last week's edition were illuminating.

Regarding Mr.

Marc Rosenbaum has it so right in his case for efficient construction in

This year, 46 New York City children found out once again just how special summer is in Cape Cod.

It was great to see Wintertide's name in a headline again in last week's Times, but really, people, if you aspire to be the Island's newspaper of record, you've got to get your facts right.

The late Gilles Bridier himself sold to me my first pair of Nantucket "reds" in July of 1992.

On Sunday morning my husband, Joel, mowed the lawn, played two hours of singles from 11 am to one pm (with a young guy) came back home and mowed some more, went down to his favorite restaurant, the Menemsha Cafe, fixed the front door, put on two new hinges, removed the shards from a broken window, puttied in a new piece of glass, came home, cut me a pile of kindling, took a quick shower and off we went to The Yard.

Hi there, I just wanted to thank you for making The Times available online.