Opinion
The March 16 Gazette includes an article on the Chilmark Planning Board’s open discussion regarding regulating large homes. The debate has proven to be an interesting and an important one, when considering future development on the Island. Although I am quoted in the article, the reporter wrote an incomplete account of my full quote and/or intent.
This is in response to “Chilmark Considers Using Special Permits to Regulate Size of McMansion Homes.” There must be a secret cabal on Martha’s Vineyard called LAON, an ancient Aramaic word meaning, “Let’s annoy our neighbors.”
Comcast continues its public relations dance in both local newspapers. They have continued to misrepresent the facts in the ongoing saga to provide universal cable access on Martha’s Vineyard.
Two years ago Comcast made a presentation to Edgartown for cabling Chappaquiddick. At the time they estimated a $1.8 to 2 million investment to complete the cabling.
I’m writing in response to Steve Hackley’s letter concerning Comcast’s refusal to include cabling of Chappaquiddick in their 2011 license proposal.
Comcast’s response to Edgartown’s request for a proposal from Comcast to provide cable to Chappaquiddick has been simply a reiteration of refusal to do so.
To her best friends, she is affectionately known as the “Daffodil Lady.”
Dorothy Bangs, 87, of Vineyard Haven is one of the Island’s most celebrated volunteers, and she was out working hard this week on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Bangs—a cancer survivor herself—along with friends and followers, distributed close to 11,000 daffodils, each costing $1. Hopefully, when all the money is collected, it amounts to just what they sought—$11,000.
A friend told me the other day that she had just enjoyed a sauna in a local health club.
Nowadays, of course, Finnish-style saunas are commonplace in health clubs and spas all over the world, but there are many other national baths that are not. One of those is a hammam, the Moroccan equivalent of a Finnish sauna. Recently, I spent an evening in a hammam in Marrakesh. It turned out to be an experience I won’t soon forget.