I congratulate Bill Keating on his win. This letter is not aimed at him, just the system in general in which we all live. I hope Mr. Keating has the ability to stand up to special interests and keep the people in mind when he is tempted with money and power. I would also like to encourage him to look outside the box in his search for solutions and not be restricted by the status quo. I’m sure I speak for the entire district when I wish him the best of luck.
Moving on:
The town of West Tisbury has begun a discussion about what, if anything, should be done to maintain the Mill Pond, a man-made impoundment of the Mill Brook in the center of West Tisbury. So far, the discussion has focused mainly on dredging the pond again; the pond was last dredged in 1970.
The midterm elections are over. The president and Democrats did not so much lose as they abdicated to Republicans and the extreme right–wing of the Republican party, the Tea Party, by not effectively communicating a persuasive message of their vision for the nation, accomplishments, and the heavy lifting they were doing on behalf of the American people.
It was a beautiful fall evening on the Island and I was taking an after-dinner stroll with my children. My six-year-old son, Hardy, crashed about in the woods. My daughter, Pickle, not her real name but definitely her given name, walked a few yards in front of me.
Pickle is two and a half and becoming now a small creature of the world rather than just something of my own. She walked in front of me, not even looking back to see if I were following. I felt a tug at my heart.
Autumn Days
It was a flash of white foretelling the future, the fine white coating on the fields along State Road Wednesday morning. Kids in cars cried out, Is it a snow day? Not yet, thought their parents. The first killing frost came late this year; fall has been gentle and colorful and relatively peaceful, elections notwithstanding, and most of us are unwilling to let go quite yet.
Edgartown’s Too-High Horse
The six Island towns have long coexisted like members of a lively, diverse and sometimes scrappy family, each with its own character, personality and style, but with an unwritten inside rule: Never think you are better than someone else.
Lately Edgartown has begun to show signs of doing just that and it’s not wearing well with the other towns whose leaders are far too polite to say something about it.
Anna Markwica in Ecuador
Edgartown resident Anna Markwica is currently studying abroad through the Boston University’s international programs office. An early childhood education major, Anna will be in Ecuador through the end of the fall 2010 semester. She is scheduled to graduate in 2011.
Falmouth on Island
Falmouth Academy will host an information session for Vineyard students and families on Sunday, Nov. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Arbor Inn at 222 Upper Main street in Edgartown.
Island Economics
Wondering how Island businesses fared this summer and what can be gleaned from these results to help prepare for next season?
Nancy Gardella, executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce, will speak to this subject on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at a breakfast program organized by the Martha’s Vineyard Women’s Network.
