Commentary
Complications of Flu Clinics
Public health officials on the Island, as elsewhere, have been working feverishly in recent months to devise a plan...
Fun in the Sun
From an October, 1994 Just a Thought, by Art Railton:
At least a dozen times since Labor Day I’ve been asked, “Did you have a fun...
In June my sister, Carole Cowan Dunscombe, died at the age of 51. My parents survived her as no parent should have to do. The timeliness of the...
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
It is my understanding that the Henry Beetle Hough house has been destroyed by its new and clearly bored owners. It is...
The third annual Martha’s Vineyard Living Local and Harvest Festival just ended. For the second year, it began with a Friday night forum. This one...
By the time 1962 finally rolled around I was sitting in the front row of Mrs. Grady’s class learning the proper way to address a business letter. I...
THANKS FOR COPING
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The Oak Bluffs water district would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to all those...
No Seat at the Table
My sister, Lucy Hart Abbot, died this morning, Oct. 3. She was 87 years old and died, essentially, of old age.
Everyone called her Bideau....
Skunks are Serious
From Gazette Editions of October, 1984:
What a Waste
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The following letter was sent to the state office of Costal Zone Management.
Poor Notification
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I do not know the seriousness of the current potential contamination of Oak Bluffs water but it...
