The sandy off-road vehicle trails of Chappaquiddick seem to be leading to a new destination as of late: a courtroom.

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.

Edgartown Seafood, operated by Chappy’s own Dimattia brothers, is open for the season. Fish deliveries to the ferry point will again be provided this summer.

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.