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Voice Your Opinion

Voice Your Opinion

There are many ways you can voice your opinion in support of permanently protecting Nantucket Sound via designation as a National Historic Landmark. Write a comment on an online news story, send in a letter to the editor, or compose an Op-Ed to the newspaper of your choice. Contact your local officials to voice the importance of preserving Nantucket Sound. Request Save Our Sound stickers, smartphone wallets, signs, bookmarks, and more by emailing Sandy (sandyt@saveoursound.org). Connect with us on social media, send in your pictures of the Sound, and share our content. Please contact us if you would like our help or guidance as you show your support.

WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OR AN OP-ED

Please include your full name, address, and a telephone number for confirmation purposes. Letters should be 200 words or fewer, and all are subject to editing.

Boston Globe
E-mail to letter@globe.com
Or mail to:
Letters to the Editor
The Boston Globe
P.O. Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
Or fax: (617) 929-2098

Boston Herald
Email to letterstoeditor@bostonherald.com
Or mail to:
Letters to the Editor
Boston Herald
PO Box 558
Boston, MA 02205-5843

Cape Cod Times
Email to letters@capecodonline.com
Or mail to :
Letters Editor,
Cape Cod Times
319 Main St.
Hyannis, MA 02601

South Coast Today/The Standard Times
E-mail: jspillane@s-t.com 
Fax: (508) 997-7491
Or mail to:
Letters Editor
The Standard-Times,
25 Elm St.,
New Bedford, MA 02740

The Barnstable Patriot
Email to letters@barnstablepatriot.com
Or mail to:
Letters to the Editor
Barnstable Patriot
PO 1208
Hyannis, MA 02601

Community Newspapers: Includes Cape Codder, Falmouth Bulletin, Harwich Oracle, Sandwich Broadsider, Yarmouth Register
Email to dtunney@cnc.com

Enterprise Newspapers: Includes Falmouth, Mashpee, Bourne, Sandwich
Email to bhough@capenews.net

Martha’s Vineyard Times
Complete your letter here.

Vineyard Gazette
Email to news@mvgazette.com

Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror
Email to Newsroom@inkym.com

The Providence Journal
Email to letters@providencejournal.com

Washington Post
Email to letters@washpost.com

The New York Times
Email to letters@nytimes.com

The Wall Street Journal
Email to Wsj.ltrs@wsj.com

WRITE AN OP-ED

Boston Globe
Maximum of 700 words
Marjorie Pritchard, Op-Ed Editor
E-mail: oped@globe.com
Fax: 617-929-2098
Include name, address and phone for verification

Boston Herald
oped@bostonherald.com
Include name, address and phone for verification

Cape Cod Times
The Cape Cod Times welcomes guest columns for its My View opinion feature on timely, Cape related
topics. Learn more here.
Email submissions of no more than 600 words to wmills@capecodonline.com.
Include name, address and phone for verification

Providence Journal
letters@providencejournal.com
Include name, address and phone for verification

South Coast Today
letter@s-t.com
Include name, address and phone for verification


CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court
Senator, Plymouth, Barnstable District
(Bourne, Sandwich, and Falmouth)
Susan Moran (D)
Phone: 617-722-1330
susan.moran@masenate.gov

Senator, Cape & Islands District
(All Cape & Islands towns including all of Barnstable except Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth)
Julian Cyr (D)
Phone: 617-722-1570
julian.cyr@masenate.gov

Representative, 1st Barnstable District
(Brewster, Dennis, Yarmouth precincts 1, 2, 4,7)
Timothy Whelan (R)
Phone: 617-722-2425
timothy.whelan@mahouse.gov

Representative, 2nd Barnstable District
(Barnstable precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, Yarmouth precincts 3, 5, 6)
William Crocker (R)
Phone: 617-722-2014
William.Crocker@mahouse.gov

Representative, 4th Barnstable District
Sarah Peake (D)
(Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet)
Phone: 617-722-2040
Fax: 617-722-2239
District Phone: 774-722-0554
sarah.peake@mahouse.gov

Representative, 5th Barnstable District
(Bourne precinct 4, Sandwich, Mashpee precincts 1,3, Barnstable precincts 10,11,12)
Randy Hunt (R)
Phone: 617-722-2800 ext.8743
District Phone: 508-888-2158
Fax: 617-722-2819
randy.hunt@mahouse.gov

Representative, Barnstable, Nantucket & Dukes District
(Falmouth precincts 1,2,5,6, and the Islands)
Dylan Fernandes
Phone: 617-722-2430
Dylan.Fernandes@mahouse.gov

Representative, 3rd Barnstable District
(Bourne precincts 5, 6, Falmouth precincts 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, Mashpee precincts 2, 4, 5, and Barnstable
precincts 5, 7)
David Vieira (R)
Phone: 617-722-2230
District Phone: 508-548-8683
David.Vieira@mahouse.gov

Massachusetts Governor’s Office
//www.mass.gov/governor/constituent-services/contact-governor-office/

Local Elected Officials
Barnstable Town Council, Town Hall, 367 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: (508) 862-4602 Fax: (508) 862-4770
council@town.barnstable.ma.us

Bourne Board of Selectmen, 24 Perry Avenue, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532-3441
Phone: (508) 759-0600
Complete this form.

Brewster Town Administrator, 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631
Phone (508) 896-3701 X1134 Fax (508) 896-8089
townadmin@brewster-ma.gov

Chatham Board of Selectmen, 549 Main Street, Chatham, MA 02633
Phone: (508) 945-5105 Fax: (508) 945-3550
Click here to contact each official individually. 

Dennis Board of Selectmen, P.O. Box 2060, 685 Route 134, South Dennis, MA 02660
Phone: (508) 394-8300 Fax: (508) 394-8309
Click here to contact Elizabeth Sullivan, Town Administrator. 

Eastham Select Board, 2500 State Highway, Town Hall, Eastham, MA 02642
Phone: (508) 240-5900 Fax: (508) 240-1291
Click here to contact the Eastham Select Board. 

Falmouth Select Board, 59 Town Hall Square, Falmouth, MA 02540.
Phone: (508) 495-7372 Fax: (508) 457-2573
selectboard@falmouthma.gov

Edgartown Selectmen’s Office, Town Hall, 3rd Floor, 70 Main Street, PO Box 5158, Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: (508) 627-6180 Fax: (508) 627-6183
selectmen@edgartown-ma.us

Mashpee Board of Selectmen, Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road, Mashpee, MA 02649
Phone: (508)-539-1400
Click here to contact Rodney C. Collins, Town Manager. 

Nantucket Select Board, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
Phone: (508) 228-7255 Fax: (508) 228-7272
Click here to email the board. 

Orleans Town Administration, 19 School Road, Orleans, MA 02653
Phone (508) 240-3700 Fax (508) 240-3388
Click here to contact John Kelly, Town Administrator.

Provincetown Select Board, 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
Phone: (508) 487-7000 Fax: (508) 487-9560
Email Elizabeth Paine, Secretary to the Select Board: epaine@provincetown-ma.gov

Sandwich Town Clerk’s Office, Main Town Hall, 130 Main Street, 02563
Phone: (508) 888-5144 Fax: (508) 833-8045
Email Taylor White, Town Clerk: twhite@sandwichmass.org

Truro Town Manager, 24 Town Hall Road, Truro, MA 02666
Phone: (508) 349-7004 Fax: (508) 349- 5505
Contact Rae Ann Palmer, Town Manager here. 

Wellfleet Selectboard, 300 Main St, Wellfleet, MA 02667
Phone: (508) 349-0300 Fax: (508) 349-0305
To contact the Selectboard email: BOS@wellfleet-ma.gov

Yarmouth Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 1146 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA 02664
Phone: (508)-398-2231 Fax: (508) 398-2365
selectmen@yarmouth.ma.us

United States Congress
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Boston Office: 2400 JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203
Phone: (617) 565-3170
https://www.warren.senate.gov/?p=email_senator

Senator Edward Markey (D-MA)
Boston Office: 975 JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203
Phone: 617-565-8519
https://www.markey.senate.gov/contact

Congressman Bill Keating (D-09)
Hyannis Office: 297 North St. Suite 312, Hyannis, Ma 02601
Cape & Islands District Office: 508-771-0666
https://keating.house.gov/contact



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Q&A with Audra Parker, President & CEO

Together, we have made great strides in our mission to permanently protect Nantucket Sound. But, we need your continued support to leave a lasting legacy for our children and grandchildren. I encourage you to contribute to our preservation campaign. Nantucket Sound won’t stay a national treasure without your support.

Why is Nantucket Sound a national treasure? The Sound has a rich tribal and maritime history and has long been recognized as more than just a body of water. It is the heart and soul of the Cape and Islands. It is a significant marine habitat for a diversity of ecologically and economically important species. It provides a livelihood for local fishermen, an inspiration for artists, and is a source of solace, relaxation, and recreation for the millions that flock to its shores. Nantucket Sound connects all of us who live and visit here.

Why is Nantucket Sound still vulnerable to industrialization? While the state waters of the Sound are protected under Massachusetts law, the federal waters in the center remain open to industrial development.

How can we permanently protect Nantucket Sound? The best way to secure permanent protection for the Sound is through federal legislation. The Alliance has proposed the ‘Nantucket Sound National Historic Landmark Act’ which would recognize the Sound’s historic, environmental and economic values. It would also prevent future development by prohibiting industrial projects in the Sound.

What have we achieved since the defeat of Cape Wind? We made solid progress toward enacting this federal legislation. We worked closely with our federal delegation and built a strong and diverse coalition of support. We earned endorsements from Governor Baker, our local representatives and nearly 100 key stakeholder groups. This coalition of elected officials, environmental groups, municipalities, tribal governments, historic preservation groups, commercial fishermen, and many others, is urging our representatives in Washington, D.C. to enact the Nantucket Sound National Historic Landmark Act.

Why does the Alliance still need funding? The Alliance is the only group that is fighting to protect Nantucket Sound. As a non-profit, we rely solely on private donations. Thank you for your continued generosity as we work to Save Our Sound… FOREVER. Your tax-deductible donation today will leave a legacy for tomorrow.

   Audra Parker
   President and CEO

4 Barnstable Road, Hyannis, Massachusetts 02601 · Phone 508-775-9767 · Fax: 508-775-9725 · www.saveoursound.org
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