The supportive day program provides respite for Island families and caregivers.

My husband hauled moorings on Menemsha Pond until he was 81 years old. He is about to turn 87 in another month.

The Chilmark housing committee, working with the planning board, the board of health and the zoning board of appeals, has come up with another way to address the shortage of available year-round housing for our working families, friends and community.

I am writing to urge people in all six towns to vote in favor of the bond issue to secure a home for the supportive day program.

I’m in my late sixties and still able to get around, workout at the Y, see friends, independently go to public events.

I am writing this as a holder of two certificates in turf grass management from the University of Massachusetts and a commercial turf grass certification from the state of Massachusetts.