On behalf of the Chappy ferry captains, deckhands and behind the scenes employees, thanks for all of the thoughtful and yummy holiday gifts bestowed upon them by the Island community.

More than 30 years after first issuing a special permit that has since proved elusive, the Edgartown planning board and The Trustees of Reservations came together last week to seek a way forward. 

An advisory committee tasked with protecting Cape Pogue is urging the town to allow the use of pesticides in some cases in the name of conservation. 

Finally, daylight will be getting longer now — just in time for the frigid spell.

The Chappy Ferry will run on the traditional abbreviated Christmas Day schedule on Wednesday, Dec. 25.

Good news, the Chappy Community Center 2025 calendars are now available. Purchase online at the CCC website or in person at the holiday tea this coming Sunday, Dec. 15 between 2 and 4 p.m.

At 1 a.m. Wednesday morning I checked the Chappy Ferry webcams just to see what, if anything, was going on down there.

A plan to re-route a portion of an oversand vehicle trail on Chappaquiddick is being challenged by a group of landowners, which believes more study should have gone into the proposal. 

Margaret Knight wrote this column for many years before she turned it over to me many years ago.

Here’s something to think about over the winter: fire hydrants on Chappy.