Chappaquiddick
Chappaquiddick
January 2, 2020
Chappy Town Column
On the Vineyard, the winter colors are a mix of muted browns, blues and grays.
July 30, 2019
Chappy Flies Old Glory With Small-Island Gusto
The old Memorial Wharf flagpole has a new home — and on a whole different island.
November 14, 2018
Hearing on Historic House Demolition Is Postponed
A public hearing before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on a plan to demolish a historic hilltop house on Chappaquiddick has been postponed.
October 24, 2017
Gerald Jeffers, Chappaquiddick Native, Dies at 84
The legendary Chappaquiddick native who traced his Island Wampanoag roots back more than 200 years, died Monday.
December 15, 2016
Chappy Boardwalk Case Returns to Conservation Commission
A property owner’s long-running bid to build a boardwalk over a salt marsh must be reviewed again, the Massachusetts Appeals Court said.
April 23, 2016
Temporary Chappy Cell Tower Clears Final Approval
The Edgartown planning board unanimously approved a temporary mobile telephone tower on Chappaquiddick, clearing the way for greatly expanded coverage for AT&T cell phones beginning this summer.
March 10, 2016
If Loving an Injured Gull Is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right
Word has come down from on high: If you’re a wounded gull, the place you want to seek refuge and rely on the kindness of islanders is Chappaquiddick Point, right where the ferry lands.
March 9, 2016
Temporary Cell Tower on the Way for Chappy
Chappy ferry owner Peter Wells will request half the Memorial Wharf parking lot to transport a temporary mobile phone tower to Chappaquiddick.
February 16, 2016
Mystery Shipwreck Gives Rise to Tale of Lost Schooner
Petrified wooden timbers and bent iron fastenings of a large sailing ship suddenly jutted out of the sands of East Beach on Chappaquiddick two weeks ago. So which unfortunate old schooner was she?
