Kim Murphy graduated from MVRHS in 1996. She called herself a “bad kid,” meaning that she didn’t get too excited about high ...

In 2014, our committee was appointed by the West Tisbury select board to meet voter directives. Our purpose was to collect data to establish a baseline for determining the water quality and general ...

We are headed toward a recession, and possibly a depression. I hope town departments and agencies are not planning an increase in their budgets. I also hope the voters in the town meetings this spring ...

A proposed housing development, Green Villa, is before the Martha’ Commission for review. The commission rarely denies proposed projects. Instead, the 17 commissioners generally approve projects and ...

As a decades-long Vineyard resident and close observer of the SSA, it was with considerable dismay that I finished reading the letter from the opaque “Steamship Authority Citizens’ Action Group ...

Another lovely Vineyard summer morning. Your house guests have (finally) departed, one of you is pouring the coffee, the other buttering the toast, and you both are looking forward to some peace and ...

Thank you, Brian and Brooke Ditchfield, and all the staff and numerous volunteers that made this weekend’s 25th anniversary of the M.V. Film Festival wondrous, brilliant, and so much fun. Thank you ...

At the upcoming town meeting on April 8, and the subsequent town election on April 10, West Tisbury voters will be asked to decide on a $1,653,835.64 general override ballot question. We are writing ...

Islanders Write was another Vineyard miracle that encouraged me to take my writing to a new level. The slate of accomplished authors and instructors used their skills to extract better prose from the ...

Driving around lately, I have noticed a number of stands of white pine trees. One in particular, along State Road entering West Tisbury, part of a Land Bank property, has naturalized harmoniously with ...

I am compelled to write concerning the Green Villa development before the MVC, for several reasons. The first is the four-unit strip mall commercial component. This is a truly bad idea. I think you ...

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