Remembering the Homeless

Last night I drove home from a trip off-Island through heavy holiday rush hour traffic.

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PFAS and Turf

The British newspaper the Guardian had a recent article about research of PFAS.

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Heart and Soul

It just breaks my heart when I hear of yet another case of a broken promise relevant to our Island community housing issue.

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Explore Alternatives

n 1975, my grandfather, Roger DeFeo, went to Martha’s Vineyard with his older brother Lawrence to find an ideal place to build family homes.

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Highway Crew Heroes

I would like to give a shoutout to Edgartown’s highway superintendent, Allan Debettencourt, and his employees.

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Merry, Merry to All

Each year for almost 30 years now, I have asked many people to do their part to help create the tree lighting ceremony.

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Mail Tale

On a recent afternoon, one of our booksellers called me to let me know that a gentleman had just come into the bookstore and wished to speak with me.

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No Place Like Home

After two tornado warnings in the past months, I decided not to panic.

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Risks of Overdevelopment

I live in a residential neighborhood on the south side of Oak Bluffs.

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Building Trust

The Black Lives Matter organization of Martha’s Vineyard offers the following comments on the plan issued by the Chilmark town affairs council.

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