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Phillips Farm Family represented the "Seasons of Chatham" theme with large puppets. The float won the top prize in the parade.

Chatham Celebrates Independence Day

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Tucker McLain. COURTESY PHOTO

The Road To Fulbright: Scholarship Process A ‘Surreal’ Experience...

For Chatham's Tucker McLain, the recent news that he had been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to do research abroad in an area he is passionate...

A sign at Lighthouse Beach warns beachgoers that they swim at their own risk. COURTESY PHOTO

Monitors Replace Lighthouse Beach Patrol

CHATHAM – Since the summer of 2009, lifeguard-trained beach patrol members have kept watch over Lighthouse Beach, where shifting currents and sands...

Learn about the history of the West Harwich Baptist Church during the society's series of tours this summer.. FILE PHOTO

Harwich Historical Society Hosts Historic Tours This Summer

HARWICH – The Harwich Historical Society is expanding its series of walking tours, which will focus on the history of Harwich Center and Captains...

Noreen Donahue testifies before the charter commission on its first public hearing. WILLIAM F. GALViN PHOTO

Low Turnout For First Harwich Charter Hearing

HARWICH – Brief would be an accurate description of the charter commission’s first public hearing. The session lasted six minutes and 46 seconds....

Volunteers Wendy Frazier and Paul Slowatycki prepare a produce order for a client at the Family Pantry of Cape Cod last Thursday. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Summer Of Giving: Chronicle Launches Annual Campaign For Family...

In the days leading up to the Fourth of July, there are plenty of sights to behold on Cape Cod: blooming hydrangeas, waving flags and colorful...

Southcoast Health

Helping Neighbors Summer

The Fourth of July is a holiday for creative attire. This couple didn’t disappoint. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

A ‘Jaws’ome Fourth In Orleans

ORLEANS – Beneath sunshine and a cloudless blue sky, residents and visitors came out in full force for this year’s Fourth of July parade. The sides...

Two at-large members were appointed to the town’s fire rescue station building committee last week, and a third will be appointed at the select board’s July 9 meeting. FILE PHOTO

Two Appointed To Fire Station Building Committee

ORLEANS – The select board last week voted to fill two of the three at-large seats on the town’s new fire rescue station building committee. Board...

Orleans Author Michael E. Jones, left, discusses the state of artificial intelligence and its impact on art with Clark Doody during last week’s annual meeting of the Orleans Citizens Forum. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Making Sense Of AI: Orleans Author Weighs On The Pros And Cons Of...

ORLEANS – In 2025, people go about their lives with small computers in their pockets and bags, a world of information once unthinkable always...

The Outer Cape Chorale kicked off Cape Cod Covenant’s summer concert series on Sunday. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO

Free Summer Concerts At Cape Cod Covenant Church

BREWSTER – Looking for a reprieve from the heat? The Cape Cod Covenant Church will be hosting indoor summer concerts all summer long.Every Sunday...

Former counselors from the Brewster Day Camp and current staff from The Family Schools donned tie-dye in honor of Pettengill. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

Brewster Day Camp Alumni Remember Adam Pettengill

BREWSTER – For the Brewster Day Camp and The Family Schools community, Adam Pettengill was not only loved, he was cherished. For about 20 years,...

Tom Delaney (left), Jon Idman and Bill Henchy (bottom right) discuss safety inspections of short-term rentals. COURTESY BGTV

Short-Term Rental Task Force Drafts Preliminary Report

BREWSTER – With summer in full swing, the hot-button topic of short-term rentals is heating up. The town’s short-term rental task force met last...

MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION

Nature Connection: Slow Down And Please Be Kind

Here comes July and with it all sorts of hubbub and stress. For humans there is more traffic, long lines, and heat and humidity, all of which cause...

Justin Falvey of Amblin Entertainment, Jennifer Falvey, Justin’s cousin, and Jennifer Driscoll of National Geographic at the event.

‘Jaws @ 50’ Exclusive Showing At Orpheum Theater

Steven Spielberg told us himself in the documentary “Jaws @ 50, the Definitive Inside Story” that he thought this might be the end of his career...

Keith Clark, owner and president of Rock Harbor Sports Group. MELISSA DE LA VEGA PHOTO

Minding Your Business: Rock Harbor Sports

You can’t think about the beautiful game of soccer here on the Lower Cape and not think about Keith Clark. For decades Clark has been involved in...

Bette-Jean Butrim

Bette-Jean Butrim, 68, of Chatham, Massachusetts, passed away on June 24, 2025 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts after a lengthy...

After decades of overcoming the challenges of heart disease and other conditions, “Joey, Joe, Joseph E, Dad, Papa and/or Uncle Billy Buck” Boro...

Dorothy Ann (Elling) Meehan-Ripa

October 1, 1934 – June 26, 2025Dorothy Ann (Elling) Meehan-Ripa passed away peacefully on June 26, 2025, in Chatham, Massachusetts. Born on October...

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Other Local Sports

Nauset Storm’s Owen Kane and Elvis Santos of Napoli Hyannis pursue the ball during a 2-2 draw Sunday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Nauset Storm, Napoli Hyannis Battle To Feisty Draw

HARWICH – A full palette of physicality and emotion was put forth between Nauset Storm and Napoli Hyannis as the two Cape Cod Soccer League sides...

More than 50 girls attended a five-day summer field hockey camp in Harwich. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Weeklong Harwich Summer Program Builds Cape Field Hockey Community

HARWICH – More than 50 girls braved the blistering heat early last week to spend a few summer days learning and practicing field hockey behind the...

Participants take off at the starting line of the 44th Chatham Harbor Run on Sunday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Earlier Chatham Harbor Run ‘Good Way To Start’ Sunday Morning

CHATHAM – Both the male and female winners at the 44th Chatham Harbor Run had similar reasons for what brought them to the annual 10-kilometer...

Athlete of the Week

JT Quinn struck out nine in five innings last Saturday in his third and final start on the Cape for the Chatham Anglers. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: JT Quinn

CHATHAM – JT Quinn didn’t expect to throw a complete game when he stepped onto the mound last Saturday against the Brewster Whitecaps. But with fog...

Orleans outfielder Jordan Taylor, pictured hitting against the Brewster Whitecaps the following day, went 2 for 4 with a home run in the Firebirds’ 3-1 win Saturday over the Harwich Mariners. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Jordan Taylor

ORLEANS – In a tight game Saturday against the Harwich Mariners, it was the opposite-field popup of Jordan Taylor that gave the Orleans Firebirds’...

Cape Cod Baseball League

Mississippi State’s Ace Reese is one of several players from the SEC rostered by the Chatham Anglers this season. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Top Collegiate Baseball Conference Well Represented On Anglers

CHATHAM – Earlier this year during the college baseball season, Georgia traveled over to Texas for an April weekend series between conference...

Itsuki Takemoto, a native of Osaka, Japan and two-way player at the University of Hawaii, is playing his second season for the Orleans Firebirds. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

From Dartmouth To Japan, Firebirds Flock To Cape

ORLEANS – It’s about a 70-mile drive to get to Eldredge Park, the home of the Firebirds, from Javar Williams’ hometown of Dartmouth, Mass. The...

Former Brewster Whitecap James Tibbs III was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Boston Red Sox as part of the deal for Rafael Devers. FILE PHOTO

Former Whitecap Traded in Devers Deal Recalled For Character, Talent

BREWSTER – Whitecaps manager Jamie Shevchik judges the players he coaches and their character by determining who are the kids he’ll stay in contact...

Letters To The Editor: July 3, 2025

Alternative For POV4Editor:At approximately 40 acres, changing zoning on the Pine Oaks Village 4 property to 10,000-square–foot lots with...

Letters To The Editor: June 26, 2025

Chatham UU Reaches MilestoneEditor:In 1996, the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House congregation in Chatham took a gamble and bought our building...

MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION

Nature Connection: Slow Down And Please Be Kind

Here comes July and with it all sorts of hubbub and stress. For humans there is more traffic, long lines, and heat and humidity, all of which cause...

Phillips Farm Family represented the "Seasons of Chatham" theme with large puppets. The float won the top prize in the parade.

Chatham Celebrates Independence Day

View photo gallery

Tucker McLain. COURTESY PHOTO

The Road To Fulbright: Scholarship Process A ‘Surreal’ Experience...

For Chatham's Tucker McLain, the recent news that he had been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to do research abroad in an area he is passionate...

Recovery Coach Program Coming To Orleans Paid Through Opioid...

ORLEANS – A recovery coach will soon begin working in town to help residents struggling with substance abuse disorder, as well as their families.On...

Remember When June 26, 2025

Chatham High School's We The People Team, 2003. FILE PHOTO

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