WIND FORUM

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

I am looking forward with great interest to attending the wind energy forum sponsored by POINT on August 8. Specifically, I welcome the opportunity to ask the representative of Governor Patrick to speak to the as yet unresponded to comments of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Service on his then draft Ocean Plan.

EXTRAORDINARY RESPONSE

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

On behalf of the Tri-Town Ambulance and Emergency Medical Services responders who came from all over the Island to help at the recent fire in Menemsha, we would like to offer our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the wonderful Menemsha businesses and members of the community who without hesitation gave and offered everything they could to assist us and the firefighters.

NOISE AT FIELD CLUB

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

When the Field Club in Katama sought approval from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, the owners offered up many conditions in addition to those set by the commission in their final decision to approve the project. From that point forward, compliance with those permit conditions largely becomes voluntary with any enforcement typically left to town authorities. Unfortunately, this is the case with many of the more challenging MVC decisions.

HOUSE OF HEALING

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

I am writing this letter to make our community aware of Vineyard House, an organization that may not be widely known, but whose existence is so crucial — not only to the individual who is personally struggling with drug and alcohol addictions, but also to the people in the lives of the afflicted. The residual damage of these diseases has a trickle-down effect on the entire community, especially one as unique and isolated as Martha’s Vineyard.

PATIENCE, PLEASE

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

FROM MENEMSHA

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

Thank you to everyone who helped put out the boathouse fire on July 12. Without this all-island effort, so much more would have been lost. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.

Barbara and John Armstrong

Menemsha

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SAIL MV CORRECTION

Editors, Vineyard Gazette: