The board of directors at the Chappaquiddick Island Association has published an impressive account of its recent conversations with community members and environmental experts.

The Chappy Community Center is starting off the summer season with an open house/work party on the Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.

I have returned to the Chappy column roost from a long hiatus, or whatever it is called when a chicken steps out for a while, to alternate weeks with Peter.

The shadbush are in bloom again.

Congratulations to Lucy Leopold and Collins Heavener who welcomed a baby boy, Remy Leopold Heavener, on April 20.

The installation of the new ramp lifting frame on the Chappy side is coming along rapidly.