I don’t think the statute of limitations for many of my adventures this summer has quite yet passed. Thus an autobiographical essay published in a community I’ve come to know over the last three months and to which I plan to one day return naturally has to be somewhat censored. As I write this, I debate the prudence of publishing the story of my arrest after celebrating its removal from my record. I was arrested for trespassing, swimming in a pool after hours.

Not What It Seems

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

I suspect that many of your readers perceive the Bradley Square project as just another version of a classic Island tale: a nonprofit organization wants to build much-needed affordable housing and is opposed by disgruntled abutters and neighbors who fear that bringing in “these people” will disfigure the neighborhood and affect property values. Wrong.

Good Old Boys

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

Jeremiah Pease must be rolling over in his grave. How could this historic home on the lane named after him be cut down in a matter of minutes? Why were the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association construction rules not followed by all that were involved?

STORM APOLOGY

Editors, Vineyard Gazette:

Tracing the Problem

The algal bloom in Edgartown Great Pond has prompted much well-justified discussion and concern.The following is intended to provide a little additional detail on prospective solutions to improve the health of the pond.

State Primary

The Massachusetts state primary is Tuesday. Polls will be open in every Island town from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling places by town are as follows: Aquinnah, town hall; Chilmark, community center; Edgartown, Baylies Room at the Old Whaling Church; Oak Bluffs, public library; Tisbury, American Legion Hall; West Tisbury, public safety building. All registered voters are eligible to vote in the primary on their party ticket; unenrolled voters may choose to vote as either Republicans or Democrats.