Editorial: The season begins
A friend with a good eye for the rhythm of Island life once suggested that a good predictor of the local economy’s health is the level of landscaper and contractor truck traffic visible on Island...
View ArticleEditorial: Addiction crisis — hard work ahead
Any illusions we may have harbored regarding our insulation from the nation’s addiction crisis have been easily dispelled in recent weeks and months. We are losing our friends and neighbors, and...
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Arthur Ben David
Arthur W. BenDavid of Oak Bluffs died on Wed. evening, June 15, 2016 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 80. Arthur BenDavid He was the husband of Marcelle (Paquet) BenDavid and father of Rene,...
View ArticleDrawing a line on development
To the Editor: The Martha’s Vineyard Film festival (MVFF) issue of expansion in West Tisbury has provoked a lot of people. Aside from the development mechanism used, which many considered unethical —...
View ArticleBe like us, America
To the Editor: Can you imagine how beautiful America would be if everyone respected the differences of race and religion as we do on Martha’s Vineyard? Gus Ben David Edgartown The post Be like us,...
View ArticleCars are for parking
To the Editor: In the fishing column published on June 30, “Coast Guard proposes to remove local navigational aids,” in paragraph two, columnist Nelson Sigelman states that “USCG will park a cutter and...
View ArticleArtificial turf doesn’t create success
To the Editor: In response to a recent letter (June 30, “Fields are about the future”) from David Wallis, president of MV@Play, many people have asked me why I am against MV@Play’s plan to install...
View ArticleACE MV says thank you
To the Editor, ACE MV would like to thank the Barn, Bowl and Bistro in Oak Bluffs for hosting our Bowl for Education fundraiser on June 26. It was a real treat working with Alisun Armstrong and her...
View ArticleArtificial turf is no upgrade
To the Editor: The Times regularly publishes a section called Greening Martha; new solar panels appear daily; supermarkets offer charging ports for cars; our youth climb trees, kayak ponds, and learn...
View ArticleEditorial: Fresh faces welcome at MVC
As the debate over a proposal by a newly formed nonprofit to use synthetic turf to cover the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School track infield continues to simmer, opponents have mounted a...
View ArticleRep. Keating announces $7.4 million Martha’s Vineyard Airport grant
Representative Bill Keating late Wednesday announced that Martha’s Vineyard Airport has received a $7,489,183 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The grant will fund the construction...
View ArticleFeatherstone Center for the Arts receives whopping $2.9 million gift
Featherstone Center for the Arts Thursday announced it had received a recent gift of $2,870,000 from an anonymous donor. The money has been earmarked for the center’s capital campaign, according to a...
View ArticleTraeger di Pietro, ‘On the Sidewalk’ at North Water
The inimitable Traeger di Pietro will be showing his work at North Water Gallery in Edgartown, with a show opening Thursday, July 21. “The show is called ‘On the Sidewalk,’ Mr. di Pietro said in an...
View ArticleOne of a kind
To the Editor: Vernon Jernegan died on Sunday, July 10, at 12:30 pm. Vern was one of a kind. One of his many gifts was the fact that Vern was happy with his life. I believe if you had asked him if he...
View ArticleWhat’s not to like?
To the Editor: As a parent of a high school football, basketball, and lacrosse player, I am baffled by the pushback on creating an athletic field for the youth on the Vineyard. Why would we not all...
View ArticleThanks from Plum Hill School
To the Editor: The Plum Hill School sincerely thanks all of the Island individuals and businesses who donated goods or volunteered their time to help make our summer fundraiser a success. It was a...
View ArticleLocal businesses make the Vineyard Cup work
To the Editor: Twelve years ago, Sail Martha’s Vineyard started the Vineyard Cup Regatta as a way to direct its fundraising efforts to a broader constituency than just those businesses and individuals...
View ArticleThanks from Alex’s Place
To the Editor: On behalf of everyone at Alex’s Place at the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard, I want to offer our gratitude to the lovely and talented Dana Williams for her recent benefit performance in the...
View ArticleAlley family says thanks
To the Editor: We can never adequately express our thanks to everyone who has given such loving support to all of us, and especially to our late husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather,...
View ArticleCoach calls on MVC to support turf
To the Editor: I understand that Phase 1 of the approved field renovation project at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) has been sent to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC). It is my...
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