The Vineyard has one nursing home and one assisted living facility.

The thrill that I felt reading the headline about the land bank’s purchase of 32 acres at Red Gate Farm in Aquinnah was instantly followed by a deep sense of dismay when I learned the details of the purchase.

What is happening nowadays in Edgartown is disturbing, a cause for alarm.

Not that long ago, when Aquinnah was Gay Head, rusted Fords outnumbered Teslas, and annual town meetings were as entertaining as a food fight at a family picnic, Gay Headers welcomed participants in the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.

This is in regard to Michael Ball’s recent letter excoriating the ferry service.

The Tisbury bylaw banning the sale of small single use plastic bottles came into effect in May of this year