Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Changing our behavior

We watch with dismay as the scope of the worst environmental disaster in our nation's history unfolds day after day in the Gulf of Mexico.

No timetable to call Hospice

Over dinner conversation with my wife recently, the conversation turned toward the struggle of a friend with cancer.

Hospital cost shift

The residents of the Vineyard have long wondered why we have to wait five to six hours to be seen and treated at the Emergency Room at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Loving care

To the Editor:It is with heartfelt thanks to Dr.

A ladder would help

To the Editor,They say the best things in life are free, and jumping off the bridge at State Beach on a warm sunny day is one of those things.

Let’s move on bike safety

I am very upset by the death of bicyclist Dina Dececca.

Cyclists endanger others on bridge

On June 15, I was walking over the Lagoon Pond Bridge and was hit from behind by a bicycle.

We can do better

It is with a sadness like no other that I write this.

Our community thanks you

There is a serene easiness amongst the recently completed cluster of homes at Eliakim's Way in West Tisbury.

In response to the POINT advertisement

The full-page POINT advertisement, so prominent on the back page, makes a few good points about the state's plan and raises some questions about wind power that must be addressed for any responsible offshore turbine project.

It’s a matter of our appetite

If BP would stop using oil dispersants — they are horrible biologically.

Bad treatment

This is a copy of a letter to the Oak Bluffs selectmen.

Thanks to Camp Jabberwocky for what it does

I received this email from my sister, Sharon O'Connor, recounting her trip to pick up a friend at the ferry boat dock.

Trees gone, but the view remains impaired

Now that the Tisbury town fathers have opened up the view at Lake Tashmoo from the State Road overlook, perhaps now they can concentrate on removing the tall weeds by the roadside that obstruct that lovely view they worked so hard to get for us.

Pilots can help hold the noise down

As we sat outside enjoying the cooling night breezes, conversation was continually brought to a halt by the steady procession of private planes and jets overhead.

Town counsel gives thanks

This letter was sent to District Attorney Michael D.

Help reduce speed on Franklin Street

This is an open letter to all those concerned with traffic safety on Franklin Street, Vineyard Haven.

Wonderful celebration

The Memorial Day Picnic Committee would like to thank the nearly 400 people who joined us at the Tisbury Waterworks for another wonderful Memorial Day celebration this year.