Editorials
Watching the Fuel Gauge
At the Steamship Authority so much fuel is used to send ferries back and forth on their frequent schedule that even small...
Little Sundance in Vineyard Haven
For a few days this month, Islanders were encouraged to collectively dream in the dark. Many hundreds took up ...
A Dredge With Potential
A Weapon to Defend Island Waters
The days slip by, one after another. First a hundred, then a thousand, then thousands more. The cesspool keeps...
Disappearing Ancient Ways
On Thursday night the Martha’s Vineyard Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposal to include five ancient ways...
The Public Park that Never Happened
For two decades, so-called Boch Park on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven has sat in a limbo made of court battles...
Return to Tivoli Day
The town of Oak Bluffs, planning a new celebration at the end of summer in 1978, turned to its own history and took the name...
Two Ponds Share Common Theme
The images linger in the mind long after they first are glimpsed: the tranquil surface of Mill Pond at the entrance...
Derby Days
Here are some things to like about September:
One local favorite capsized twice in his kayak. Of the fifteen windsurfers who entered a race around the Island, two finished. Sailboats called for...
The county parking clerk is currently making the rounds among Island selectmen with a pitch to increase the fees for parking violations. Clerk...
A proposal by the Chilmark planning board to require solar thermal heating for swimming pools is an example of a small but meaningful step to make...
