Commentary
CONSERVE TOWN BYWAYS
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
On Thursday, March 6, at 7 p.m. at the Old Whaling Church, Edgartown will hold a special town...
I’m going to miss my Vineyard Gazette.
We’ve been together a long time. I care about it. I need it.
Whether sitting on the porch in Menemsha...
50 Years Ago
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of February, 1958:
Eyesore From All Angles
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The following is an edited version of a letter sent to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, which...
This is an open letter principally to my fellow members on the Dukes County charter study commission, but also to the selectmen of the towns within...
Sticker Shock in West Tisbury
Staggering increases in property taxes in some areas of West Tisbury this year have come as a blow to residents,...
Regional Trash Disposal: Long Overdue
Fifteen years ago Tisbury and Oak Bluffs decided to pull out of the Vineyard’s regional solid waste disposal...
NOT SO NOSTALGIC
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I read somewhere (maybe In Style Magazine) that the meek shall inherit the earth. I don’t recall if this statement was intended as a proclamation...
A Dog Named Jake
By Thomas Hart Benton
From the Vineyard Gazette editions of August, 1946:
Snowbound
By Joseph B. Elvin, one-time member of the Lambert’s Cove community, and occasional contributor to the Gazette. From the Vineyard...
There appears to be a misconception in the com munity about the outcome of efforts to prevent cuts in the performing arts department at the Martha’s...
