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Solutions in search of a problem on Chappy »

To the Editor: Last week, I attended a public Zoom session hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding public beach access on Chappy. The DEP listened to comments by various stakeholders, including the Trustees, the Edgartown Conservation Commission, the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries, and a Cape Poge residents’ group. The session was not intended or designed to receive input from the public at large, and this is completely understandable, given…

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Should we clear-cut white pines in the State Forest? »

To the Editor: I have been shocked, while driving around the Island recently, to see scarred landscapes, large parcels that have been totally cleared of trees for one purpose or another. Reading that clear-cutting and burning are also planned for the stands of white pine in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest has left me depressed. Is this really necessary? Various rationales are being put forth to justify violent interventions in forests that I thought were permanently conserved for nature. The…

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A narrow bridge »

There is a famous Jewish teaching by the Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who lived about 250 years ago. He said, “The entire world is just a narrow bridge, and the essential thing is not to be afraid at all.”  I have been thinking a lot about that teaching lately, because the world has indeed felt more and more like a narrow bridge. What does it mean to “not be afraid,” when there is so much to be fearful of? And instilling fear seems to be the point. Declarations of mass deportation have undertones…

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Review of Steamship electric vehicle policy warranted »

There is no question that climate change is having a detrimental effect on our planet and our way of life. If we are smart, we’ll transition to a fossil-fuel-free world as quickly and safely as we can.  The Vineyard, through guidance from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, is on its way. Like Massachusetts, the hope is to be powered by renewable energy completely within the next 15 years, a bold but commendable target. A significant part of that plan is transitioning our cars to electric, with…

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The High School View: Immigration rumors; Winter sports teams »

Read the MVRHS High School View: 2-20-2025 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: Immigration rumors; Winter sports teams appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.

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Opening up uncertainty »

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Vineyard falls to Marshfield in hard-fought hockey match »

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Islanders score a reprise of ‘Eyes on the Prize’ »

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Marc Fournier: Jack of all trees »

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Survival stories by author Michael Tougias »

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