Editorials
Town Meeting Time
Next Tuesday evening, Tisbury residents will gather in the gymnasium of the Tisbury School for an activity that goes back to the...
Welcome Home, Mr. Turkington
He was a quiet politician in a noisy political arena. He was sometimes so quiet he seemed out of place in the...
Cinematic Gift
“A good movie can take you out of your dull funk,” film critic Pauline Kael said. “A good movie can make you feel alive again, in...
Fiscal Squeeze
In Aquinnah, the hours of operation have shrunk for the town landfill and the library. In Oak Bluffs, the town is facing an...
Investigating a Tragedy
When Benjamin Sutherland, an eighteen-year-old high school graduate, fell thirty feet from the rigging of the sailing...
County Charter: Good Lessons From Past
Sadly, the public has shown little interest so far in the work of the Dukes County Charter Study Commission...
Private Use of Public Space
The use of prominent public places in Oak Bluffs for private profit is legitimate cause for concern.
The most...
Island Songlines
Picturesque snow quieted the Island a week ago, a reminder of how long, dark and lonely the wintertime can be here. Some say it’s...
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...
Winter Sunshine
Enrichment is indeed alive and well at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School where the education programs reach well beyond...
Backlash
In a strange and disturbing turn, much of the emotion aroused over a fatal Vineyard traffic accident in late January has shifted from...
