Forty five Island businesses gathered behind tables at the regional high school Wednesday, speaking to students about various job opportunities for the upcoming summer and beyond.

A real estate advertisement which appeared last week read: “Classic Vineyard shingled cottage. Totally restored. Eel Pond location, $375,000.”

The recent decision by the Federal Veterans Administration not to renew the Veterans Readjustment Counseling Contract with the Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) will, in my opinion, have serious implications for Island veterans and their families.

At a cabinet meeting on Monday, March 24, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she was “going to eliminate FEMA.”

There are four very good reasons why we should all vote yes to phase out gas powered leaf blowers, a regulation that will be on the docket this spring at our town meetings.

I would remind those who are opposed to the phasing out of gas-powered leaf blowers of an important fact: the amount of fossil fuels on earth is finite.

In 2014, our committee was appointed by the West Tisbury select board to meet voter directives.

Citizens of West Tisbury who stay until the very end of next week’s town meeting will make a decision that is crucial to the character of the town.

The Mill Pond is much more than simply a beautiful body of water.

A big shout-out, more like a loud country holler, to the lady volunteers of the League of Women Voters.