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To the Editor: A few thoughts on a recent editorial (“Through the rancor, Chilmark finds compromise,” April 24). Here are a few quotes from it: “A ragged edge that too often separates summer residents from the year-round community,” “The Martha’s Vineyard Times should have worked harder to see that there were indeed some profound underlying […]
To the Editor: I read your recent editorial about the whole Island voting for the field at the high school and had a few thoughts. Since it may be logistically hard to get all six towns to do this, and we may face other issues affecting the whole island, I came up with a better […]
The field case is headed back to court. During a Tuesday afternoon meeting, the Oak Bluffs planning board decided in a split 2-1 vote to appeal a Massachusetts Land Court judge’s decision. Board chair Ewell Hopkins and member JoJo Lambert voted in favor appealing, while board member Sean DeBettencourt voted against the motion; board member […]
To the Editor: I take issue with a recent opinion piece by Vicki Divoll, a Chilmark resident, and a retired lawyer (“Can anonymous cash donations be accepted by a public school committee?” Sept. 20). It was about the high school receiving anonymous money for their court battle with the town of Oak Bluffs. She uses […]
“All these lovely tokens of September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” –Helen Hunt Jackson This quote seems to describe our September, which gave us many summerlike days, along with the happy relief of less crowding on the Island. I looked up Helen Hunt Jackson, and it turns […]