Letters to the editor

Best of the Vineyard

I think your Best of Vineyard survey [July 2010] is being manipulated by overly aggressive commercial establishments. I am aware of instances of them soliciting responses, people voting more than once, etcetera. A likely goal of your magazine is to help the consumer select quality stores, restaurants, and services. It’s a lofty goal but in reality my sense is that the results are potentially misleading. Indeed this is regrettable; it was a good idea that might have reached the end of its shelf life.

– Max McCreery, Chilmark

SENGE LUVS MV license plates

I was so pleased when I first saw the July magazine at Cronig’s – and read the SENGE bit [in “ILUVMV”] right there in the market. I could not be happier about the way Kate Feiffer wrote it – being so much about my Jim and his incredible love of this Island. It means the world to me (and my sons) that it is so much a tribute to his true feelings in that regard.

Also, I loved the article on following “the motorcade” – especially the bits about lipstick and bra. I can totally relate – leaving the house as I do sometimes dressed as I wouldn’t dare do in Washington, D.C. Well done!

– Ellie Rider, Oak Bluffs and Washington, D.C.

Online comments for “ILUVMV”

My daughter and I both have MV plates on our NJ cars: VNYRD and MV MASS. As a visitor of more than sixty years to MV, I have a need to feel connected to MV when I’m not there. It’s always interesting to see the variety of plates people come up with to show their love of the Vineyard – and fun when you see your particular plate on a car from another state.

– Joan Boyken, Denville, New Jersey

My dad had “Bluffs” on his car for as long as I can remember. Does anyone know who has that plate now?

– Jenifer Clements, Brookfield, Massachusetts

Great article! I collect the stories and meanings behind personalized license plates here in Maine. Living on the coast, we also have a high influx of tourists whose plates show their love of Maine and the various coastal towns. The creativity amazes me! I’ve collected enough stories of Maine personalized license plates now to put them together into a book called “The Maine Plate” (PlatePoets.com) that prints next week. Glad I saw your article.

– Holly Sherburne, Rockland, Maine

Online comments for “The Athearn-Mayhew Feud”

As a direct descendant of Governor Mayhew myself, I find this article [by Nicole Galland, July 2010] interesting, humorous, and fascinating. I’d love to hear more stories.

– Jeanne Mayhew Gravley, Vineyard Haven

Oh my gosh, how hilarious. Never knew there was a feud between them, having attended Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School with them and their families. Nicole is part Manter and Norton, and they are all part of the rich fabric and history of Luce, Look, Mayhew, Smith, and Tilton families who were welcomed to our shores by my families. We are all friends today.

– June Manning, Aquinnah

Corrections for the July 2010 magazine

In an article about personalized license plates, “ILUVMV” by Kate Feiffer, a quote and story attributed to Bill O’Leary should have been attributed to his wife, Dona O’Leary.

In the article “All About Shellfish,” the daily limit for crabs was listed as fifty. To clarify, the state regulations allow fifty total crabs, which can include up to twenty-five blue crabs.

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