Nature’s relentless changes
To the Editor:
Our dear friend's home is falling into the ocean. They have lived on Chappaquiddick Island and been good neighbors for about 40 years. Seeing the photo of their home at the...
Generous support for CROP Walk
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Over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the 2022 Martha’s Vineyard CROP Hunger Walk continued to receive contributions, and we’re delighted to now share that we raised $26,174.51. This is the outcome of...
Fill these dreary days
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As we ease into a new month, likely filled with more dreary, drab days, it’s a good time to pick up a good book, and I have three to recommend: small publications...
Thankful for affordable housing for seniors
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The West Tisbury affordable housing committee deserves praise and a hearty “thank you” from the Island's aging adult population as it unanimously voted to create new apartments that will allow older adults...
Focus on vision
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At its meeting last evening (Jan. 24), the West Tisbury affordable housing committee unanimously agreed that the development of the affordable housing land at 401 State Road should help meet the needs...
Second port 20 years overdue
Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and the Steamship Authority for a variety of poor reasons, refuse to establish a second mainland port. This port is 20 years overdue. It is necessary to alleviate the dangerous overuse...
Is moving the only answer?
I decided to do some research on the Falmouth problem with the windfarm lawsuit. I will make it as short as possible and just include some of the key points.
#1. The idea of suing...
Happy to be in 2023
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A warm thank you to all those involved in offering me assistance and providing good medical care when I experienced a silent heart attack back on Friday, Nov. 4! I appreciate how...
Setting the TTOR record straight
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The Trustees was surprised and disappointed by Abigail Rosen’s Jan. 4 story, “‘It almost feels spiteful.’” The article addressed the reaction of local officials to our decision not to lead the second...
Applauding the Playreaders
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Bravos and a hearty thank-you to the Luce Playreaders for a superb performance of “I and You” to benefit the Vineyard Haven Public Library building fund. Our Vineyard community packed the house...
Government needs young people
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After four years as your Dukes County commissioner, I have decided to step aside as I prepare to start law school in the fall of 2023. I would be remiss if I...
MVCET program trains wind techs
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I was so pleased to see the lively article about Gabe Bellebuono's love of his new position as a GE wind technician (“High energy,” Jan. 4). It's great that The MV Times...
Katharine Cornell’s intent was clear
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This letter was also sent to the Tisbury select board.
For the last dozen years, I have been a trustee of the Peter C. Cornell Trust, a charitable trust founded by Peter C....
The Steamship Authority: The anti-lifeline
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The Steamship Authority calls itself “lifeline to the Islands,” but is it? On Christmas Eve, when the storm had mostly abated and the winds were down around 25 miles an hour or...
Many thanks to Crossland
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Renova would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to Mark at Crossland Landscape. Mark was an asset to our project at the East Chop Lighthouse, and went above and beyond to ensure...
Patriot story brought back memories
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I loved reading “Tietje to the rescue!” (Dec. 28) in The Times. His dad and I, as teenagers in New Jersey, once won a “lucky number” dance. You remember these special events...
It takes a village
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Island Elderly Housing is looking back on the holiday season with a feeling of great appreciation, and would like to publicly acknowledge the following individuals and organizations who went out of their...
Friday’s flooding was a glimpse
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The widespread flooding on Friday, Dec. 23, is a good indicator of what’s to come more frequently, or perhaps permanently, depending on anticipated events in Antarctica. All three down-Island towns and Menemsha...
Powerful appreciation
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On Dec. 23, the night winter storm Elliott ramped up across Martha’s Vineyard, a powerful gust of wind that sounded like a freight train roared up the ravine next to our home...