We just returned from six weeks on your terrific Island.

I applaud the authors who appeared at the Martha's Vineyard Book Festival — you attracted a great crowd, and gave your time and voices to many on a hot summer day.

The Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival last weekend was a success because of the efforts of dozens of volunteers who welcomed the authors with grace and hospitality.

The largest number of confirmed measles cases in 25 years has been reported this year to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Whine? Henry Hough would role over in his grave.

What a wonderful tribute to both the Kennedy family and the Kennedy legacy if Red Gate Farm could be purchased by the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank or another conservation organization.

I would like to express my gratitude to the Island community for its support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands.

It was a bold move on the part of Steamship Authority senior staff last Tuesday evening.

The Charter School would like to express our gratitude to Stop & Shop for their generous donation.

We are pleased to report that The Field Fund was honored at the Massachusetts State House for the second year in a row by UMass Lowell’s Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI).