Last weekend, I had the pleasure of experiencing the new complimentary bus service to Boston. It is a perk that comes with the purchase of a round-trip ticket on the Seastreak fast ferry to New Bedford. The bus meets the Seastreak ferry in New Bedford and proceeds nonstop to South Station in Boston.

The following letter was sent to the state Department of Transportation highway director.

This letter is a plea for help and cooperation from the state of Massachusetts concerning a serious and potentially fatal situation we have here on Martha’s Vineyard regarding our sidewalks and bicycles.

Oak Bluffs have you no pride? This is a town that depends on tourism and yet our beaches are a mess. Even on a good year they are covered with unsightly seaweed.

President Obama today is faced by two implacable enemies. Outside our borders there is radical Islam, which hates him as the leader of the secular Western world. Within there is the extreme conservative alliance, dedicated to defeating any attempt he makes to solve national problems.

In the debate two weeks ago between Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez, who are running in a special election on June 25 for the U.S. Senate, a stark contrast emerged between Markey’s long history of “yes” and accomplishment in the U.S. House of Representatives, and a surprisingly negative campaign by Gomez.

The League of Women Voters of Martha’s Vineyard wants to remind Vineyard residents that Tuesday, June 25 is election day.

This election day is the United States Senate special election in Massachusetts to fill the Senate seat vacated when Senator John Kerry resigned in order to become U.S. Secretary of State last January. During this period, Mo Cowan, appointed by Gov. Deval Patrick, has served as our interim U.S. Senator.