The Edgartown Council on Aging, in collaboration with Healthy Aging MV, has launched a new project called Chappy Connect. It is a free transportation program offering rides to Chappy residents aged 60-plus. Rides are available between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Interested riders should call the council on aging at 508-627-4368 by 3 p.m. on Thursdays to schedule a ride for the following week. Rides are assigned first-come, first-served. Companions are welcome. Rides can be to the grocery store, pharmacy, medical appointments, Steamship Authority, to visit a friend, etc.  Generous funding for this project is provided by the Chappy Point to Point race, with in-kind support from the Chappy Ferry. The Chappy Connect vehicle program is in its inaugural experimental phase. The vehicle will be allowed to make use of the cut line in both directions. Riders do not have to pay for the service but will be required to pay the passenger fare on the Chappy Ferry.

The forecast for this coming Saturday includes a 60 per cent chance of rain. It’s still too soon to be specific about the timing of the rain but just keep it in mind regarding the Chappy Community Center spring clean-up which is scheduled for this coming Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, April 27. The forecast for Sunday is quite favorable for outdoor work. There are lots of projects and tasks to be done to get the center ready for the busy summer season ahead. Whether you can spend the whole time or just pop in for 30 minutes, your help would be so appreciated! There’s something for everyone, no matter your age or ability. Picking up trash, tending the gardens and landscaping, cleaning up the facilities, preparing lunch and assembling a playset. Lunch, snacks, and drinks will be provided to keep everyone nourished and cheerful!

Captain Everett Whorton’s ashes will be interred at the National Cemetery in Bourne at a burial service on Wednesday, April 30 at 11 a.m. A celebration of Everett’s life will take place at a later date.