I have seen firsthand many people struggling with addiction and substance abuse problems.
At a recent meeting superintendent Matthew D’Andrea was confronted with news that students are being spit upon and otherwise bullied.
We will soon decide in our separate towns to adopt annual budgets, including the assessments for the regional high school.
I hope the Oak Bluffs selectmen work to end moped rentals.
Karl Nelson, longtime science teacher at the West Tisbury School, wrote a letter to the editor last week that was chilling.
The following letter was sent to the Oak Bluffs selectmen.
As the former owner of a moped I have some understanding of how flimsy and unstable a moped is for a rider.
Mopeds are dangerous. Please ban mopeds!
The following letter was sent to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.
I participates in a meeting of the Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Youth.
I am a resident of Martha’s Vineyard and very concerned about the use of artificial turf.
Deer tick-borne Powassan virus types one and two exist on our Island, certainly in Chilmark.

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