Hundreds say ‘Hands Off!’ at Vineyard rally
Hundreds of Vineyarders packed Five Corners on Saturday afternoon to protest the Trump administration, a gathering that was part of the nationwide Hands Off! protests.
The rallies are fueled by backlash against Trump administration policies...
Warren amendment could preserve Island vet funding
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is proposing to re-establish federal funding for the Martha’s Vineyard veterans counseling program that recently learned it would lose a decades-long contract with the Department of Veteran Affairs.
On Friday, Warren...
W.T. warrant covers Mill Pond, budget override
West Tisbury voters could set the tone for the future of Mill Pond, and they’ll debate a long-discussed event bylaw — those are just a few of the requests among more than 60 town...
Meet the candidates running for Edgartown select board
The race for one seat on the Edgartown select board will culminate on Thursday, April 10. Two challengers — Alex Morrison and Glen Searle — are up against Michael Donaroma, an incumbent who has...
Convicted felon facing new assault charge
After spending more than a decade in prison after being convicted of raping a babysitter in Tisbury in 2011, David Thrift is back in trouble with the law across multiple states including the Vineyard.
Thrift...
Top elected officials fire back over VA funding cuts
Updated April 9
As anxiety swirls around a looming cut to federal funding for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services’ veterans counseling program, the Island’s congressional representative and Massachusetts’ top elected official are lambasting the decision made...
Edgartown to consider sewer designs
Edgartown voters are facing potential leaf-blower bans, a $2 million request for sewer designs, and the return of the party bylaw in the upcoming town meeting.
Edgartown will be holding its special and annual town...
Hospital dropping Red House lease
Updated, April 3
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has decided it will not be renewing the lease for a substance-use recovery and healing center that has helped hundreds of Islanders, a decision based on the hospital’s...
Thank you to the M.V. Film Festival
To the Editor:
Thank you, Brian and Brooke Ditchfield, and all the staff and numerous volunteers that made this weekend's 25th anniversary of the M.V. Film Festival wondrous, brilliant, and so much fun. Thank you...
Let’s get rid of gas-powered leaf blowers
To the Editor:
Picture this: Another lovely Vineyard summer morning. Your house guests have (finally) departed, one of you is pouring the coffee, the other buttering the toast, and you both are looking forward to...
Support Mill Brook
To the Editor:
In 2014, our committee was appointed by the West Tisbury select board to meet voter directives. Our purpose was to collect data to establish a baseline for determining the water quality and...
Information on West Tisbury’s override proposal
To the Editor:
At the upcoming town meeting on April 8, and the subsequent town election on April 10, West Tisbury voters will be asked to decide on a $1,653,835.64 general override ballot question. We...
Preserve the Mill Pond
To the Editor:
The Mill Pond is much more than simply a beautiful body of water. To many of us, it is a shining reflection of the soul of West Tisbury, and the beating heart...
Appreciative of League forum
To the Editor:
A big shout-out, more like a loud country holler, to the lady Vols of the League of Women Voters. The recent gathering at the beautiful Edgartown library meeting room was packed to...
Preserve Mill Pond
To the Editor:
Citizens of West Tisbury who stay until the very end of next week’s town meeting will make a decision that is crucial to the character of the town. They will decide the...
Ban gas-powered leaf blowers
To the Editor:
There are four very good reasons why we should all vote YES to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers, a regulation that will be on the docket this spring at our town meetings.
First...
Blaming Malkin on SSA issues not productive
To the Editor:
As a decades-long Vineyard resident and close observer of the SSA, it was with considerable dismay that I finished reading the letter from the “Steamship Authority Citizens’ Action Group Steering Committee”. It...
Thank you for Islanders Write
To the Editor:
Islanders Write was another Vineyard miracle that encouraged me to take my writing to a new level. The slate of accomplished authors and instructors used their skills to extract better prose from...
Vote down Green Villa
To the Editor:
I am compelled to write concerning the Green Villa development before the MVC, for several reasons.
The first is the four-unit strip mall commercial component. This is a truly bad idea.
I think you...
Disappointed with SSA vote
To the Editor:
As a group, we had hoped to see more transparency in the process of selecting a replacement general manager for the SSA, the most important position in the operations of our lifeline....