Opinion
Olivia Jacobs is the salutatorian for the MVRHS class of 2016. The following is the speech she gave at the graduation ceremony.
At 2 a.m. on Sunday I was out with friends in the East Village in New York city. It was a hot and sticky night, hard to escape the humidity and heat no matter where we went.
My father, Clifton L. Walling, was born in 1886. His lifetime spanned great leaps forward in transportation, communication, entertainment and world events.
The past number of years I have noticed a sharp decline in the Island gulls.
There have been many questions about rate changes for rubbish service to the town of Tisbury.
It is likely that regular boat service between Martha’s Vineyard and the mainland was being operated by 1800.