Publisher of the Martha’s Vineyard Times, Charles Sennott, spoke to the Islands Rotary Club Wednesday at the PA Club in Oak Bluffs discussing the need for community support to help sustain the Island’s newspaper amid what he called a national crisis in local journalism and truth. According to a Northwestern University study in 2023, two-and-a-half newspapers are closing a week on average in America and Sennott, founder of the Ground Truth Project and Report for America, is proactively searching…
Local immigration attorneys and advocates on the Island are scrambling to offer services and advice to immigrants living on the Island with last week’s election of Donald Trump who, as a candidate, has promised to ramp up the deportations of migrants and to shut down the border. On an Island with a significant population of immigrants, many are anxious to learn what could happen in a second Trump term. Advocates and attorneys have been hesitant to publicly provide advice, noting that policy under…
Read the MVRHS High School View: 11-14-2024 The High School View is staffed and prepared entirely by students from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, and published on their behalf by the Martha’s Vineyard Times, with generous assistance from sponsors. The post The High School View: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ play; Exchange students; Connor McGrath appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.
Tisbury police are looking into a garage and shed that were broken into in recent weeks, saying that the former may be linked to a recent string of car break-ins. Both of the home property break-ins appear to have been into unlocked areas and occurred in the last two to three weeks, Tisbury police Sergeant Max Sherman told The Times on Wednesday afternoon. Neither involved obvious property damage, nor entry into a home’s main structure, he added. He noted that the garage break-in occurred near…
To the Editor: This past presidential election reminded me of a story one of our Island locals shared with me years ago. She told me of a family here in Vineyard Haven that had many mouths to feed at a time when times were economically bad and it was going to be extremely hard for this family to add another child, but the wife found out she was pregnant, and when the child was born, they named him “Welcome.” Yes, we are going into an extremely hard and economically difficult time, and while it…
To the Editor: Veterans who have served our country in the U.S. military, Coast Guard, or National Guard — whether it be for a brief time or a full 20-plus-year career, active duty or reserves — shared one thing in common: Each raised their right hand and swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, our country, and its people. Many sacrifices were made to fulfill this oath, including time away from families; for some, physical injuries both minor and debilitating, as well as PTSD; and…
To the Editor: The Trustees are currently in the process of a Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) review of the Chappy beach property they own and manage. As stewards of this property, they should be held to the highest standard of care. They have successfully protected this property for decades, and have submitted plans to ensure this continues. I fully support the Trustees plan, as do thousands of Vineyard citizens who simply seek an occasional family beach trip. Please join me in supporting…
Dear V.P. Harris, Yes, we share the same name, and we are so proud of that. My husband and I have even tried to pass ourselves off as your relatives, but with no luck. We just wanted to say thank you for giving us hope and joy these past few weeks. We actually began to believe that our country knew better; that as a nation we truly understood what was at stake, and as a people, we would step up and grab a future where we could begin to talk to one another again, be joyful and hopeful, and make plans…
To the Editor: I was surprised to learn recently that the agency that regulates the State Forest is intending to push forward a plan to clear-cut 32 acres of the most mature white pine trees in the forest. The trees are considered non-native, and therefore not the right sort of tree for the Island. They intend to start this winter on the southeast corner of the forest, which is the area next to the parking lot on the West Tisbury–Edgartown Road, about two miles from the village of Edgartown. They…
The critical need for hundreds of affordable housing units on Martha’s Vineyard need not conflict with the Island’s environmental beauty. With smart growth, we can achieve both. We can enrich the lives of everyone by building good homes and guaranteeing clean air and drinking water, preserving coastal ponds and ocean waters, maintaining biodiversity and its habitats, and retaining open space. The Oct. 17 edition of the MV Times highlighted the recent Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) study…
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