Vineyarders deserve better transportation
To the Editor:
Year-round Martha’s Vineyard residents deserve cost-efficient transportation back and forth to diverse mainland ports in order to achieve an economically and environmentally sustainable future for a healthy Island community.
It is time to...
Steamship in need of a lifeline
To the Editor:
Mark Rozum, SSA treasurer, presented the Board of Governors’ proposed 2025 budget to Islanders Tuesday evening. Most of the questions and comments from those attending concerned continued frustrations with operations and service,...
What’s on your ballot?
To the Editor:
Everybody knows it. If Trump wins this presidential election, he will applaud and praise what a true and fair election it was. He will even go so far as to claim that...
Please re-elect Julian Cyr
To the Editor:
Martha's Vineyard has an influential voice on Beacon Hill with state Sen. Julian Cyr, a legislator who truly delivers for his constituents and Island communities.
Since being elected in 2016, Sen. Cyr has...
Steamship needs new blood
To the Editor:
Kudos to Christine Todd, chair of the Dukes County Commission, for publicly speaking out on the deplorable situation at the Steamship Authority. Her voice, along with that of the Falmouth Port Councilor...
Displaced trees should be replaced
To the Editor:
In your article about the MVC approval of the Martha's Vineyard Shipyard workshop, you mention that some commissioners were concerned about the fact that the facility would be constructed "in what is...
How does it feel to be Haitian these days?
To the Editor:
Someone recently asked me how I feel about being Haitian, because my people are in the news. A rumor started by an obscure social media post, and perpetuated by Republican presidential candidate...
Response to PETA alpha-gal comments
To the Editor:
I wonder how Heather Moore thinks people find out they have alpha-gal. How about, Due to a near-death experience?
I'm so happy she “thinks” she has figured out all of the answers to...
It’s been a year
To the Editor:
It’s been a year.
At the time of writing, it has been 365 days since Hamas terrorists murdered well over 1,200 Israelis. It’s been 365 days for 101 hostages suffering in Hamas terror...
Thanks to hospital staff
To the Editor:
I would like to thank the personnel at the hospital here for handling an emergency that I underwent in August professionally and quickly. They determined that Brigham would better take care of...
Audit rollout a success
To the Editor:
Congratulations to Superintendent Richie Smith, Kim Garrison, and Sheryl Taylor for an outstanding job organizing and presenting the Equity Audit results. Such reports can be overwhelming, but you, through your tireless efforts,...
It took a community to save boat in Menemsha
To the Editor:
I would like to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to the incredible community that rallied around me when my boat, Wyknott, sank at the dock in Menemsha.
It all started...
A changing of the Steamship Authority guard
To the Editor:
I can imagine some higher-ups in the Steamship Authority must have shed a few tears when they realized the possible end to an era of deafness and abuse toward its customers and...
Flustered by planning commission boatyard decision
To the Editor:
This is an open letter to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.
I felt I had to share my concerns regarding yesterday’s hearing by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Land Use Planning Committee regarding a proposed...
Thanks to Tisbury EMTs
To the Editor:
Thank you, Tisbury EMTs, for getting me to the hospital (not once, but twice) in such a quick, safe, and professional manner. As a veteran trained as a medic, I so appreciate...
Thanks to SSA response
To the Editor:
On Sunday, Sept. 22, on the 3:45 boat out of Woods Hole, my sister suffered an apparent heart attack. I informed the purser, who instantly assembled a team to assess the situation...
A home instead of a house
To the Editor:
I think renaming “the Red House” to “the Red Home” would be fitting, as that’s what it feels like when you walk in: Home. A healthy, safe, comfortable environment with a sense...
An explanation from PETA on alpha-gal comments
To the Editor:
While my last letter about the lone star tick wasn’t meant to offend anyone, it only stands to reason that if you or anyone you know has been bitten by a lone...
In memory of ‘Gussie’ Ben David
To the Editor:
A pall has been cast over the land.
This past Fourth of July, an ill wind swept over the VIneyard and took with it a native son. Family man, born leader, veteran, prankster,...