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House bill 254 is not constitutional and if up held would set a dangerous precedent, potentially affecting all waterfront landowners.
Neither surf nor turf, land or sea, salt marshes are a spongy, mucky, stinky in-between zone full of biting, stinging, snapping creatures. Yet they are stunning to the eye — think Poucha Pond, Mattakesett Bay, Nashaquitsa Pond. And more importantly they are one of the most productive ecosystems on earth.
Salt marshes — our local coastal wetlands — provide recreation, jobs, human health and safety protections, and an incredible array of environmental benefits.
LISA’S ORDEAL
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
I would love to talk about how Lisa Scannell, known to many as Lisa Ben David, is a dedicated member of the Martha’s Vineyard equine community, about how her passion and discipline is contagious, or how her knowledge of all things horse related is never ending. But none of this is news to anyone. Anyone who knows Lisa knows that’s she is a strong, driven individual who never cuts her students any slack in training them to be the best horse people that they can be.
To solve the problem of childhood obesity here on the Vineyard and throughout the nation we must start with ourselves. Everyone should make a healthier lifestyle a priority. Parents should be educated on the right food choices they should be feeding their families and exercise should be a must. As the young people of Martha’s Vineyard we can help promote a healthier lifestyle by doing a few things like putting together a “day of play” or going to the elementary schools and encouraging kids to play sports after school instead of Xbox.
Community Services at Half-Century Mark
Fifty years ago last month, National Geographic did a full spread on Martha’s Vineyard. There were beautiful photographs and an article written about the iconic character of the place. The June 1961 issue, edges worn, cover faded, is still tucked onto bookshelves in many old Island family homes. Copies have passed from one generation to the next as a keepsake, like an old Vineyard book.
Thirty-one pages in the magazine brought international notoriety to the Vineyard as a special place, well before the Chappaquiddick incident.