Regarding “Walking in Shadow of West Bank Conjures Up Complex Emotions” (Phyllis Meras, Commentary, Sept. 14)

The Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship is concluding its sixth successful year of investing in people and organizations on the Island.

I have been a summer resident since 1948 and a resident from April to October for the past five years. My wife and I have traveled extensively and to England and Ireland very often, both as a student and for many years as a director of an NGO.

The following letter was sent to the Edgartown selectmen with 170 signatures: The undersigned have been following the situation that has been ongoing between the town of Edgartown and Jim Klingensmith, surrounding his disabling back injury

As the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury gathers on Oct. 30 to celebrate the completion of the first important steps in the restoration of our church building, we want to thank our town for the generous grant of $150,000 of Community Preservation Act funds.

Would you give matches back to a known arsonist who had torched your neighborhood? Don’t give the matches back to the Republicans.

Among the green-trimmed houses on High street in Edgartown, Norman Bridwell’s home sticks out. The shutters and doors are bright red. And in the window hangs a paper-sized illustration of a familiar dog —a big, red dog to be exact.

“Red has been good to me,” said Mr. Bridwell (84) at his home last week.

We would like to thank the whole Island community for their continued support at our ongoing electronic waste and awareness collection drives held every Sunday now through Thanksgiving in a different Island town. We are writing in particular about the event held this past Sunday, Sept. 23 at the Menemsha Texaco parking lot by the town beach. And what a beautiful day it turned out to be

From the October 21, 1994 Just a Thought column by Arthur Railton: At least a dozen times since Labor Day I’ve been asked, “Did you have a fun summer?” Those of us who live here don’t spend much time thinking about having fun in summer. We’re too busy making sure that everybody else is.

The Vineyard Gazette this week announced publication of the first Martha’s Vineyard Real Estate Yearbook, an annual resource guide for anyone interested in buying or selling property on the Island. Published in partnership with LINK, the primary multiple listing service for Martha’s Vineyard, the yearbook provides a comprehensive look at property transactions by town and neighborhood over the 12-month fiscal year that ended July 1, 2012.