Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Remembering Alan Campbell

Alan Campbell was the principal at Tisbury School when we moved to the Vineyard, and our daughter Jennifer was in seventh grade.

Help with the flags, and honor a veteran

In May 1992, the Avenue of Flags was started at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.

Why no radiologist available weekends?

Will someone help me to understand why there are no radiologists on duty on Saturdays and Sundays (except for emergencies) at our state-of-the-art hospital with the grand piano in the lobby? I needed a chest x-ray to confirm pneumonia on Saturday, but no dice until Monday.

Tisbury School festival a success – thanks to all

A beautiful autumn day welcomed more than 200 families, friends, and neighbors to the Tisbury School PTO's seventh annual harvest festival.

Too much spent campaigning

I don't know the answer to this, but perhaps youmay have the solution.

A pep talk for the president

This is a copy of a letter to President Obama.

Thanks to Susan Parker

On behalf of Susan Parker, who served on the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Committee and chaired the committee during my principalship of that school, I would like to express my deep gratitude and admiration for her service.

Protect affordable housing

Question 2 the ballot this November 2nd would repeal our state's main affordable housing law.

A gardening odyssey

My friend Judy is having an addition put on, so she offered me a lilac that was in the way.

Let’s start with the skunks

To the Editor:Living on Martha's Vineyard, most people here don't generally look with that much envy on the next atoll over, Nantucket, unless maybe if you're into Kerry-watching, prices at least as high as on the Cote d'Azur, and spring seasons where it's colder even than here.

Environmental abuse in pursuit of oil and gas

Hydraulic fracturing blasts oil and gas from tight shale rock more than a mile underground using a pressurized mixture of water, sand, and chemicals, to loosen petroleum-rich formations to get the oil and gas flowing to the surface.

It means a lot

I just wanted you to know how grateful we are at Island Elderly Housing (IEH) for the pre- and post-coverage of our art show by the IEH artists and craftsmen.

No on ballot questions

The three statewide ballot questions will hurt people —in very concrete ways.

I thank you all

This letter is to all our residents here on Martha's Vineyard who have pets as part of their family.

How about a county library?

Your editorial last week urges Edgartown to examine all the options in planning its future library services.

Poor leadership all around

In response to last week's Times article on the West Tisbury School committee meeting on October 18, the article was generally fair but missed some important points.

No on Question Two

I love Martha's Vineyard.

Congratulations and thanks

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I would like to congratulate the Edgartown Board of Trade, festival chairwomen Melissa Vincent and Carol McManus, festival director Elizabeth Lopes, public relations director Robin Jones, the Boathouse, the Edgartown Yacht Club, and all the volunteers, chefs, vendors, and sponsors for a job well done with the Fourth Annual Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival, www.

Wonderful care

I just want express my appreciation to everyone who responded to the emergency on September 30, with my husband.

How has he kept his job?

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The first part of this letter would have been e-mailed directly to the Oak Bluffs selectmen, but I couldn't find any place on the town's web site to send comments.