As the end of the year approaches you may be wondering to yourself if there might be some way to simultaneously do a good deed and to get some credits on your tax return.

The ferryboat On Time 3 was relaunched mid-morning on Monday in Vineyard Haven, made the trip to Edgartown against the current and returned to service mid-afternoon.

Everyone is invited to the annual Chappy Ferry captain and crew appreciation potluck dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Chappy Community Center.

Remember the Holiday Pop-up at the Slip Away Farmstand on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

While the usual Thanksgiving open house at the Chappy Community Center won’t take place this year, there will be a Holiday Pop-up at the Slip Away Farm stand on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

This is a particularly pleasant time of year for me. The ferry traffic has quieted down.

Gerry Jeffers died on a Monday. That evening and the next day we made sure that the word got out.

The On Time 3 made the trip to Vineyard Haven Sunday during the few hours that Nantucket Sound was not shrouded in fog.

Traditionally, two things occur at the Chappaquiddick Ferry when the Martha’s Vineyard Bass and Bluefish Derby ends.

Gerry Jeffers is a humble and a private man. The last thing that he would ever want would be to see his name in the newspaper. I’ll have to apologize to him later.