As a lifelong resident, of West Tisbury, I would like to send my heartfelt thanks the Woods family, The Nature Conservancy and the Vineyard Conservation Society for all their hard work over the last 25 years to preserve over 500 acres of open space for our town.

Now that beach weather is here, it is time to address dogs on the beaches and the people who insist on bringing them to the beach. It is our observation that most people don’t keep their dogs on a leash and/or under control.

Last week I mailed a note card with pictures and a small story of how Cottage City Barbershop came to be. I did not mean for it to be in the letters to editor or I would have addressed it that way. I was merely telling the paper the story and thought you might like the original pictures.

Thanks to the patriotism and courage of people lining the route of Edgartown’s July Fourth parade, the Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council had many marchers this year.

Oak Bluffs should not permit food trucks to compete with storefront businesses. Prices are high on Martha’s Vineyard because of real estate values and related high rental fees.

Allowing food trucks will damage existing businesses and drive them away.

We can’t punish these businesspeople, who are the lifeblood of our town.

We have only to see what a new Walmart store can do to a community to understand what unfair competition can do to local businesses.

Thank you so much to the honest, hardworking, helpful people of the Vineyard Transit Authority. You are heroes. You saved me seven years ago and again on Monday.