This is so familiar, the stories, the struggles that all of you are dealing with. I know firsthand what Lyme disease can do to one’s livelihood. I’ve lived with it for 17 years now, not only Lyme, but Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Brucellosis.

The following letter was sent to Bret Stearns, natural resources director for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah): The town of Aquinnah would like to thank you and members of the tribe’s natural resources department for all the hard work you did protecting Aquinnah’s natural resources during the grounding of the lobster boat Sherry Ann July 10 out by Squibnocket Point.

As frequent visitors to this magnificent Island for the past 40 years, my husband and I thought we knew just about all there was to know about Martha’s Vineyard history and culture. We were wrong! Last weekend, we decided to take an African-American history tour with Robert Hayden, an Oak Bluffs resident for over 40 years. The experience was utterly fascinating; we were captivated from the very start of this tour, which lasted an hour longer than we had been told.

A tragedy over the Independence Day holiday involving a 34-foot cabin cruiser in Oyster Bay, N.Y., brings to light a hazard that may not be at the top of every boater’s list of concerns: passenger and load limits.

On June 16, the Blitz Fitness karate students and their instructors held their annual kick-a-thon at the Martha’s Vineyard Boys’ and Girls’ Club. Every year the students attempt to outdo their previous record of kicks, typically numbering in the thousands.

On behalf of Adult and Community Education of Martha’s Vineyard, we would like to extend great thanks to the sponsors, supporters, organizations and community leaders for helping us with this year’s One Day University: Arts, Culture, Sustainability event.