Vets get some help
To the Editor: I would like to take a minute to thank our federal and state representatives, along with our local leaders, for taking an active role in sorting out the new Choice program for Martha’s...
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Donald Ben David
Donald Arthur Ben David, 83, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at Massachusetts General Hospital, following a brief illness. Donald was the son of Augustus and Elvira (Amaral) Ben David, and was a lifelong...
View ArticleEnd the stigma
To the Editor: It is good that the awareness of the diseases of addiction and mental illness is becoming more widespread. However, the shame and stigma surrounding those diseases can keep those in...
View ArticleJuliet C. Stabile
Juliet C. Stabile of Oak Bluffs died at Windemere Nursing Home on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, three weeks before her 80th birthday. Her funeral service is pending at a later date, and a complete obituary...
View ArticleStop with the nips
To the Editor: Dear Mr. Fireball-Cinnamon-Whisky-Nips drinker — I don’t know why I think you’re a man, so excuse me if you’re not — I see your nip bottles scattered along East Chop Drive, and I am...
View ArticleIsland allegiance
To the Editor: I’d like to shed some light on the statement in last week’s MV Times piece (“Vineyard will join Super Tuesday voters in national primary contest”) on Super Tuesday: “Martha’s Vineyard...
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Susan Carver Gamble
Susan Carver Gamble of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on Feb. 29, 2016, surrounded by loving family members. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and teacher, who...
View ArticleEditorial: Blue ocean, blue economy
It’s probably just a coincidence, but an emerging discussion about Martha’s Vineyard’s “blue economy” and a compelling approach to disruptive business and policy planning known as “blue ocean strategy”...
View ArticleThe petrochemical-fueled Eye of Sauron
To the Editor: It was easy to see this one coming. It took a few months, but the American Progressive Bag Alliance (in the person of chairman Mark Daniels) has finally weighed in on the effort to ban...
View ArticleEditorial: Wash-ashore nation
At the annual Class Night celebration this coming June, in excess of $1.3 million in scholarships is expected to be awarded to Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School seniors graduating the next...
View ArticleAn old fogey looks back
The death of my father forced us to sell one of our Vineyard properties. Certainly a luxury problem, as they were inherited from my grandmother, who bought them in 1955. To the old farmhouse she added...
View ArticleThanks from the choral festival
To the Editor: There are so many people who made the 16th annual All Island Choral Festival last Thursday such a success, and such a great experience for the singers in grades 7-12 who participated in...
View ArticleIncome inequality hits seniors
To the Editor: Almost every person in the United States is aware that income inequality exists. However, what is being debated is how big is the gap, how much of a gap is sustainable, and which income...
View ArticleCommunity Groceries is working
To the Editor: I would like to let everyone know that the Community Groceries Program currently running at all of the Cronig’s Markets continues to be a big success. Since August, we have received...
View ArticleA heartfelt thank-you
To the Editor: A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who came out to Doug Kent’s art show and benefit Friday, Jan. 29, and Saturday, Jan. 30. The show exhibited both old and new works by the artist. It was...
View ArticleWhy not Wilburville
To the Editor: I believe that harbormaster John Wilbur is too modest (Feb. 25, “Tisbury harbormaster would give family name to channel”). Why stop at trying to slide in the Wilbur name to designate a...
View ArticleThe end of an era
To the Editor: Early this morning, my 3-year-old son and I wandered into a place on Martha’s Vineyard that will forever remind me of the wonder that electronics parts have always held for me. In...
View ArticleThanks to Matt Pelikan
To the Editor: I thank Matt Pelikan for his recent column about butterflies (Feb. 25, “Wild Side: Mourning cloaks”). I hope he continues to alert us to their presence, and how to make a habitat for...
View ArticleTime to spring ahead
Daylight-saving time will begin Sunday. The 2005 energy bill, signed by President Bush in August of that year, included a provision that added four weeks to daylight-saving time beginning in 2007....
View ArticleEllen Coyne
Ellen (Nellie) Coyne, 45, died on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, after a long illness. Born in New Orleans, Nellie grew up on Martha’s Vineyard with her late father, Edward Coyne. She attended the Island...
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