Goodbye, Mina
To the Editor: Earlier this month, my wife’s petite shepherd Mina was put to rest due to plummeting health. Though Mina’s absence is heartbreaking, we’re grateful for the humane and dignified departure...
View ArticleLousy service matches attitudes
To the Editor: For some time now, the residents of Edgartown have endured lousy service from their local post office here in Edgartown. Whether you want to pick up a package or just to purchase some...
View ArticleA dear friend to all
To the Editor: A dear friend died last week, maybe while I was writing the West Tisbury town news column. Everyone on the Island knew Buzzy Blankenship. He installed your telephone or got you into your...
View ArticleWho did it?
To the Editor: I just noticed that the Town of Oak Bluffs (or someone) has cut the wetland grasses and cattails on South Circuit Avenue alongside Farm Pond. I thought the destruction of wetlands was...
View ArticleOak Bluffs road divider needs attention
To the Editor: The divider at the corner of County Road and Edgartown–Vineyard Haven road is looking neglected. The design of the divider is intended for plantings. Michael Donaroma, owner of...
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Photographer Peter Dreyer featured at ‘Art in the Stacks’
“Edgartown House #75-2.” Photo by Peter Dreyer The Friends of the Vineyard Haven Library are currently presenting an exhibit of photographs by Peter Dreyer, on display on the lower level of the library...
View ArticleAn artist at work: Carol Maguire hosts a still life painting demo at North...
On Thursday, Sept. 17, join artist Carol Maguire for a painting demonstration at North Water Gallery in Edgartown from 1 to 3 pm. According to a press release, the painter, inspired by a love for...
View ArticleLast chance to catch Gretchen Feldman retrospective at Louisa Gould Gallery
The works of beloved painter Gretchen Feldman has lined the walls of the Louisa Gould Gallery in Vineyard Haven this month. The mini retrospective, “Gretchen Feldman 1934-2008″ spans over 30 years of...
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Helen L. Duarte
Helen L. Duarte died in her home at Havenside on September 14, 2015 at the age of 96. She was attended at her bedside by her granddaughter Nancy Fauteux, who cared for her during the last year of her...
View ArticleMiddletown Nursery hosts two day herb tasting, walk and talk
On Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20 from 1 to 3 pm, Middletown Nursery invites the public to “Herbal Tasting, Talk and Walk with Heidi Schmidt.” Founder of Vineyard Sound Herbs,...
View ArticleOn the ‘Jaws’ fleet
To the Editor: While the article on Phil Fleischman’s catboat (“Phil Fleischman: More than just a guy with a boat to sell,” Sept. 17) was certainly enjoyable to read, the boat in the “Jaws” photo is...
View ArticleHe unlocked the Island for us
To the Editor: The wonderful letter from Hermine Hull (“A dear friend to all,” Sept.17) was the first we knew of the death of our friend Buzzy Blankenship. What a terrible shock, when we had just seen...
View ArticleChilmark Post Office is the best
To the Editor: After reading about the problems at the Edgartown Post Office (Sept. 3, “Edgartown Post Office staffing woes try customer patience”), I realized how fortunate those of us are who use the...
View ArticleBest Fest sends thanks
To the Editor: I’d like to publicly thank all of those who helped make the sixth annual Best Fest a success. Since its inception in 2010 on the beautiful grounds of Featherstone Center for the Arts,...
View ArticleApology tendered
To the Editor: I am writing to explain the recent mowing at the Farm Pond Preserve along South Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs. The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank has managed the preserve since 1997 for the...
View ArticleThank you, Chilmark EMTs
To the Editor: Having had an ankle injury on the beach on Saturday, Sept. 5, I write this letter to thank Alan and the Chilmark EMTs, who did a great job in tending to my injury and transporting me to...
View ArticleAnother view of Bradley Square
To the Editor: This letter is in response to the recent article by Barry Stringfellow published Sept. 17, “Bradley Square gridlocked, again.” In my opinion, this article is riddled with inaccurate and...
View ArticleNobska Lighthouse
To the Editor: Since 1828 Nobska Light was there for all who go down to the sea in ships. Visible 17 miles away, it must be seen from Buzzards Bay. In the sunrise’s hope for a new day Leave the circle...
View ArticleThanks to an honest, anonymous couple
To the Editor: What did a young man and woman do when they found a lady’s purse on a street in Edgartown last Saturday night? The purse was mine; I hadn’t realized — until too late — that I’d lost it....
View ArticleIdea blooms
To the Editor: Thank you, Mark Crossland, for planting the flowers at the corner of County Road and Vineyard Haven Road. Perhaps someone going by could give them a little water. Betsy Gildroy Oak...
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