I just heard the news of Peter Simon’s passing. Although I didn’t know him well, he was a casual friend of my family, living close by in Chilmark.

I remember Peter Simon when we were freshmen at Boston University in 1965. It was an exciting era, and Peter was right in the midst of the action.

Both papers seemed to intimate before the override vote that more money for the Oak Bluffs town hall would pass without question.

At the public forum held last week, we heard Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students express deep frustration over the unchanged, dismal field conditions.

Following a defeat by voters in the ballot box last week, Oak Bluffs leaders said this week they are uncertain about the next steps for the new town hall building project.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $207,492 for the business week ending on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.

JUNE D. MANNING

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Whether you celebrate Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or another holiday, Thanksgiving sets the tone for giving to and caring about others.

Maryse and Dylan Greene of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Cassius Christopher Greene, born on Nov. 16.

Perhaps, on your way past Slip Away Farm, you have noticed a new structure being built behind the old farmhouse.