Martha's Vineyard News

Celebration of life for Bruce Ian (Buzzy) Murdoch »

Bruce Ian (Buzzy) Murdoch died December 27, 2024. He was born on March 22, 1957 in Kingston NY to John and Irene Murdoch. He grew up in Woodstock, NY, and graduated from Kingston High School in 1975. After high school, Buzzy lived in Santa Cruz, CA, Burlington, VT. For the past 35 plus years, Oak Bluffs was his home. He was a skilled Stone Mason, specializing in old style drywalls that don’t require mortar to hold the wall together. Binding is obtained by careful selection of interlocking stones. …

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Vineyard surfers come out for Erin »

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An inter-Island connection  »

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Funding cuts endanger already limited tick research »

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August on Martha’s Vineyard: A month of Black brilliance, legacy, and joy »

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Please protect the Earth, be cautious with tick sprays »

To the Editor: I’m so grateful to Kate Warner’s letter in last week’s paper for bringing up the ecological concern over tick spraying (I question deer and goose spray also). Many businesses have sprung up around this newish service, and I too am worried about the repercussions of this smothering tactic in the natural world. I have noticed many fewer insects, and so birds, in my Vineyard Haven yard, and on the lane in Chilmark I visit in the summer. There, on that lane, only two of the nine…

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Dangerous buying food from someone who doesn’t want to sell it »

To the Editor: There has been much written lately about “Pierogigate,” but I thought I would offer a slightly different perspective. I don’t know whether or not the Founders thought about the issue when they wrote the Constitution. I suspect that they did not even know what a pierogi is. In any event, it seems that the Supreme Court would side with the vendor in this case.  Whatever the legality, it seems to me that purchasing a food item (or anything for consumption) from someone who doesn’t…

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A tribute to a friend, Jim Weiss »

To the Editor: From the day I first met him, as his assistant superintendent, I knew Jim Weiss was a good man. He was bright, had quick humor, a great smile, and was very caring, but also very humble. Jim never looked for applause or recognition. He always had a smile or a chuckle. He always asked sincerely about “you” before sharing anything about himself. He loved dressing up for Halloween, and had some amazing costumes that would dazzle the staff/kids as he visited schools on that hallowed…

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Keep politics out of community events »

To the Editor: The West Tisbury Farmers Market is one of those special places where neighbors, visitors, and friends come together to share in good food, conversation, and community spirit. That’s why it’s disappointing when conflict intrudes — especially in a space meant to be warm and welcoming. We live in a time when politics can feel especially divisive, and it’s not always easy to talk about strong differences of opinion. The Vineyard is home to people with many backgrounds and beliefs,…

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Support more tick research and tracking »

The New York Times had it mostly right last week when they reported that it was the summer of the tick on Martha’s Vineyard, rather than the summer of “Jaws,” as the classic film turned 50 years old this summer with much fanfare.  If you read the New York Times piece, you would be left believing that the two single notes in rapid sequence, “dun, dun,” that struck fear in so many ocean swimmers after the blockbuster was filmed here on the Island have been replaced by the ominous silence…

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