The winter schedule on the Chappy Ferry begins on Sunday, Oct. 20 with an increase in service hours. That is, weather permitting, the ferry will begin operation at 6:30 a.m. and operate continuously until 10 p.m., then again from 11 to 11:15 p.m.

Also, beginning on Sunday, Oct. 20, only one ferryboat will be in service. Expect the vehicle waiting line to be longer during the normally busy times. If you remove your trailer hitch there may be just enough additional room on the ferry for your neighbor to get aboard.

Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 20 the use of the Chappy Ferry vehicle “cut line” on Dock street will be temporarily suspended.

We have had a stretch of beautiful, perfect fall days here on Chappy.

The outside beach at the Chappy end of Norton Point has washed out due to severe erosion and OSV travel is impassible along that section of ocean beach.

The past few days since tropical storm Dorian swept through the Island have been absolutely spectacular.

The first Chappy Community Center potluck dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.

A large crowd gathered at the Chappy community center over the weekend to celebrate the combined sixty-nine years of service of four Chappy ferry captains.

Be on guard for lots of bicycle traffic on Chappy roads as well as Dock street Friday morning.

Lucy Leopold and Collins Heavener, year-round residents of Chappaquiddick, were married at Slip Away Farm, their home, on Saturday evening.