Sunday, May 18, 2025

Letters to the Editor

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.

A primer on hearing aids

My thirty-five years of hearing impairment and wearing hearing aids does not make me an expert on either subject.

Rebutting the criticism of “fracking”

As a petroleum engineer, oil and natural gas producer, and summer resident of Tisbury, I felt compelled to respond to Peter Cabana's letter published October 14, regarding alleged pollution of ground water in Pennsylvania, as a result of a process known as hydraulic fracturing.

The value of controlled burns

This letter was written to Commissioner Rick Sullivan, state Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Who’s disturbing the peace?

In response to the letter "Dirt Bikers spoil the peace, violate the laws" (

Tick questions

Eradicating the deer population seems too simple a solution to the tick problem (Letters to the Editor, Oct.

40B is not the housing solution

Yes, Martha's Vineyard does have an affordable housing problem, but retaining 40B is not the solution to this distressing situation.

Bravo YMCA

Bravo YMCA of Martha's Vineyard.

Edgartown Library expansion needs your comments, and your help

As a concerned Edgartown resident, I would like to urge voters to speak up in support of our wonderful Edgartown Public Library.

Paul Foley, a profile in courage

We applaud Oak Bluffs resident Paul Foley for having the guts and integrity to set the record straight with real facts, and for presenting an antidote for the stunning amount of disinformation that's been put forward on this pier issue.

Thanks from the Martha’s Vineyard Horse Council

The Martha's Vineyard Horse Council hosted a hunter pace in the State Forest on October 10.

Murphy

Lyme disease comes from deer ticks.

Fishermen fail to cast consideration

To the two guys who protested indignantly "Hey, we're just fishing!" Yes, I know it is tiresome to have ultra-rich summer people — who drive a 10-year-old Volvo because they can't afford a new one — touchy about people like you acting like they have an irrevocable right to use their land.

Thanks

The Martha's Vineyard Regional High School's junior class would like to thank Karpet Kare for the generous donation of tile they installed on the counter of the football concession stand, which is located near the high school's football field.

Who gets rained on?

Your sports headline, "The rain falls 'On the just and on the unjust'" refers to Matthew 5:45 (''He .