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
Peter Wells
The Mytoi Spring Cleanup is scheduled for the day before Mother’s Day, Saturday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to noon in the garden. Young and old are invited to awaken the garden from its winter nap.
Good news! TTOR superintendent Chris Kennedy reports that the beach route between Chappy and Edgartown is open. Bad news! Voracious raccoon at large on Chappy showing great initiative.
Chappaquiddick ponds are all at their highest water levels. Every osprey pole has two birds hanging around it.
Mytoi Garden still needs a gardener for the upcoming summer season.
Mark on your calendar for Saturday, May 19 for the next household hazardous waste collection at the MV Refuse District transfer station on the Edgartown-West Tisbury Road.
The next Chappaquiddick Community Center potluck will be hosted by Leslie Floyd and Ken Bettencourt on Wednesday April 4.
Here we go again. By the time that you read this column, the northeaster of the week will be just the latest in a string of wild winter gales to batter the Islands. You would think that by now everything that could be broken is already broken. Just as the electricity gets completely restored another snow storm comes along with high winds and heavy sticky snow. There are still plenty of fallen trees along the roadsides.
The next Chappy Community Center potluck dinner will be hosted by Marvene and Bob O’Rourke on Wednesday evening, March 21.
March certainly came in like a lion. Big winds pushing big tides have been gnawing away at the shores of both islands.
The next Chappy Community Center potluck dinner will be hosted by Leslie Floyd on Wednesday evening, March 7. Appetizers and conversation from 6 to 6:30. Dinner and dessert from 6:30 to 8. Please bring a dish of your choice to serve six. There always seems to be a well-rounded feast. A few decades back the potlucks were often attended by only a dozen people in the dead of winter. At least a couple of times we all brought desserts. As the cake, brownies and ice cream disappeared, the kids got more rambunctious and the adult conversation became more animated and sincere.
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