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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Meanwhile, back here at the department of Life Goes On, where all of us work, it’s no longer business as usual.
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Doug Halbert hopes to continue the legacy of the Royal and Ancient Chappaquiddick Links after purchasing the 138-year-old course last month.
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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.
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Lately I’m reminded daily of the saying about folks forgetting their history and having to live through it again. I Googled it.
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Floyd Norton was soft spoken, exceedingly polite and never once did I hear him interrupt another person while they were speaking. That’s why it was so surprising when he told a risqué joke.
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About 40 years ago, Virginia Gassel asked me to build her a coffin. She had heard that Scott Nearing, that original “back to the land” guy up in Cape Rosier, Me. actually slept on top of his.
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