Opinion
From the May 10, 1946 edition of the Gazette:
What is there about Martha’s Vineyard / That urged a friend of mine from Lebanon / To say, “I don’t want to die without seeing / Martha’s Vineyard.”
Reliant on summer tourism for their economies, the Cape and Islands have far more that unites than divides them, from a lack of affordable housing to looming climate changes.
After a cold spring that felt endless this year, including a baby blizzard in April, suddenly the Island landscape is lush and dabbed with color like a painter’s palette.
At the West Tisbury town meeting on May 18, we have a chance to meet a critical community need by voting yes on article 6, designating the vacant three acres of land at 401 State Road (east of Lambert’s Cove Road) for affordable housing.
Raise your children to emulate the character of Peter Herman and the world will be a better place.