Trip Barnes has a varied and illustrious reputation. Among his endeavors has been his fundraising for many worthwhile causes.

When I was in sixth grade, way back when, my family purchased a motorboat named Pilot from the yacht club. It had been used for many decades in the sailing program and was replaced by a Boston Whaler. It was a product of Cape Cod Shipbuilding over in Wareham.

The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society hosts a monthly beekeepers club to share adventures about the ancient practice of cultivating a hive of bees.

The Edgartown Council on Aging, in collaboration with Healthy Aging MV, has launched a new project called Chappy Connect.

The Chappy Community Center spring clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Whether you can spend the whole time or just pop in for 30 minutes, your help would be so appreciated.

Everett Whorton was many things.

Like it or not, Chappaquiddick is part of Edgartown. Town meeting and town elections are coming up. If you don’t think that your participation matters, witness the chaos emanating from Washington, D.C. which proceeds with the narrowest of margins.

Some of you may know the couple of young fellas from Chappy who graduated from engineering school and got jobs at Tesla in the design department.

Meanwhile, back here at the department of Life Goes On, where all of us work, it’s no longer business as usual.

The Trustees of Reservations will be hosting a Beach Clean-up this Saturday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to noon to pick up trash and debris on the Wasque and Cape Pogue beaches.