Chappaquiddick (Edgartown)
Derived from a Native American word meaning “separated island,” Chappy, as it is called, is located off the eastern end of Edgartown and accessed by a three-car ferry. There are about 100 year-round residents and many more seasonal homeowners. With more than 800 acres of public beach and conservation land, it draws saltwater fishermen, kayakers, and bird watchers. There is no commercial zoning.
Chappaquiddick in the News
On Time for Summer, Chappy Ferry Book Carries Stellar Load
An Elegy for Wasque, Eroded and Closed
Sheriff's Meadow Acquires Land on Chappaquiddick
Assessors in Edgartown Flooded with Requests for Property Tax Relief
As Severe Erosion Takes Its Toll, Summer Closure Planned for Wasque Point
Chappy Landowners File Formal Appeal to State Tax Board
Beachgoers to Face Prospect of a Summer Without Wasque
Geology of Vineyard Coastline Written in Cliffs and Boulders, From Lucy Vincent to Katama
Chappaquiddick's Space Fund, Land Bank Buy Island Trail Link
Edgartown Planning Board Faces Dilemma on Size of Mansions
Chappy Land Gets Management Plan
On Time Two Gets Body and Face Lift
Trustees Outline Chappaquiddick Plans
The Chappaquiddick Island Association (CIA) annual meeting will be held at the community center on Saturday, August 3 starting at 9 a.m.
Riley Blizard, 32, of Cotuit, was arrested by state police on Friday night after police received reports of a 43-foot sport boat beached on the small island.
A legal tug-of-war over Edgartown’s new rules for the Chappaquiddick oversand vehicle trails has broken out, with the nonprofit that manages the coastline and a citizen’s group both filing appeals with the state this week.
The running of the sixth annual Chappy foot race will be on Sunday June 30.
Commissioners unanimously approved a preservation effort for Pimpneymouse Farm, put forth by the relatives of the late Edo Potter, a longtime conservationist and an early leader in the Island’s conservation movement.
The Chappy Ferry steering committee meeting scheduled for this week has been postponed until next week.
The installation of the new ferry ramp on the Chappy side is completed.
The Edgartown conservation commission Wednesday voted to allow no more than 200 vehicles at a time on the Trustees’ Leland and Wasque parcels, and no more than 30 on the Cape Pogue trails.
This week, The Trustees of Reservations, the nonprofit that manages the 16 miles of Chappy trails, publicly objected to proposed regulations from the Edgartown conservation commission, saying the rules are not aligned with state environment law and instead were formed with local politics in mind.
The new loading ramp for the ferry slip on the Chappy side is now on a trailer at the point.
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