Commentary
Back to School Basics
One girl was buying more pencil sharpeners than she could hold in one hand at EduComp on Wednesday, the day before school. Her father asked, “Do you really need six or seven?” “Well, Dad . . .”
What student can be sure what she needs at school? Something cool to wear, or better, some certainty about what is cool. A kind classmate. Snacks. Maybe seven pencil sharpeners.
Photographer J. A. French (died ca. 1899) took many historic pictures of the Island during the years 1861-1898. Mr.
I attended the Martha’s Vineyard Commission hearing on Sept. 1 on the roundabout proposal for the Vineyard Haven-Edgartown Road intersection with Barnes and Airport Roads. As a longtime Island summer resident with occasional winters here, I have closely followed the work of the MVC, often with approval and admiration.
So Many to Thank
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I realize I am not much of a public speaker, but I’m working on that skill.
Here’s what I should have said at our Labor Day library event held at the Katama Airfield.
Could there be a better place to have a fun picnic than at the Right Fork Diner at Katama Airfield? Huge thanks to Jaime and her staff for being so welcoming and helpful. It wouldn’t have happened without you!
Moving Matters
From Gazette editions of September, 1936:
More than 30 years ago, when Dan Karnovsky was the age Nick Karnovsky is now, Arthur Railton ran the committee boat and the Menemsha Pond races. He was extremely knowledgeable about all things nautical, and appeared rather strict and even stern. We all called him Mr. Railton, and I continued to do so until it seemed ridiculous to deny our evolving friendship. Appearances concealed a much softer if salty side, and his wit was revealed in person and in his weekly articles for the Gazette.