Opinion

Support The DPW. Yes On Article 17

Joe Grause •

To the editor: Let’s give our DPW employees the right tools and equipment to do their jobs. Please vote YES on Article 17.Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and spend the money.

Private Equity As An Alternative Reality For Our Island Home

Maureen Searle •

To the editor: To truly appreciate how special and unique OIH truly is, you have to compare it to its opposite — the nursing home owned by a private equity firm. Beginning in the 1980’s, private

They Keep Showing Up. So Should We.

Graham Veysey •

To the editor: Trying to get Article 12 to the Town Meeting floor has been, quite simply, a marathon. There is no other way to say it. It has tested all of us. I have felt every emotion imaginable as

Sometimes In Life, It Is Best To Lead With The Heart

Kathy Butterworth •

To the editor: I was disappointed to learn the Finance Committee recommended against funding the Island Home, but then I considered they were doing their job by looking at its cost and how it would

Nantucket Tipping Point Vows Appeal Of State Decision To Approve Surfside Crossing

Meghan Perry and Will Willauer •

To the editor: Nantucket Tipping Point (NTP) remains committed to protecting Nantucket’s limited and fragile resources and to safeguarding public health, safety, and welfare, as well as the Island’s

In Their Words - Jerry Eldridge

Kathy Grieder •

To the editor: Back in 2024, I stopped by Our Island Home to visit some friends. As I was there, I decided to ask them how they felt about their care and about their thoughts on a new Our Island

Erosion Control On Baxter Road Is Not An Isolated Issue; It Is A Precedent

Emily Van Dixhoorn •

To the editor: On the May 4th vote on who decides the future of Baxter Road: Which is better equipped to protect taxpayers on this issue, the Select Board or the Town Meeting? When it comes to the

Vineyarders Support New Legislative Commission To Review Steamship Authority

Amy Cody, Margaret Hannemann, Alysha Norbury, Beth O'Connor, and Nathaniel Trumbull •

To the editor: Recently, at public meetings in Nantucket and on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro presented his office's December 18, 2025 report ("The Steamship

Former Select Board Candidate Amy Eldridge: "Don't Write Me In!"

Amy Eldridge •

To the editor: It is with deep sadness that I must officially withdraw from running for Select Board. Due to family health issues and the realities of needing to work as a member of the working class