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    North Eastham resident Jeffrey Cornish, the new executive director of the Family Pantry of Cape Cod. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

    Family Pantry’s New Exec Brings Global Experien...

    NORTH HARWICH – Jeffrey Cornish has fought hunger all over the world, looking into the faces of...

    Family Pantry’s New Exec Brings Global Experien...
    NORTH HARWICH – Jeffrey Cornish has fought hunger all over the world, looking into the faces of...
    Santa arrives at the Chatham Fish Pier last December. FILE PHOTO

    Chatham In The Running To Be Hallmark ‘Merriest...

    CHATHAM – The town is in the running to be this year’s Hallmark Channel’s “Merriest Christmas...

    Chatham In The Running To Be Hallmark ‘Merriest...
    CHATHAM – The town is in the running to be this year’s Hallmark Channel’s “Merriest Christmas...
    Officials want developers to seriously consider renovating or restoring the existing single-family house at 127 Old Harbor Rd. as part of an affordable and attainable housing development on the town-owned property. FILE PHOTO

    Developers Sought For Affordable Housing At 127...

    CHATHAM – Development of affordable and attainable housing at the town-owned property at 127 Old...

    Developers Sought For Affordable Housing At 127...
    CHATHAM – Development of affordable and attainable housing at the town-owned property at 127 Old...
    Sean Dutch was recently named interim principal at the Monomoy Regional Middle School. COURTESY PHOTO

    Search On For New Monomoy Middle School Principal

    CHATHAM – A search is underway for a new Monomoy Regional Middle School principal. Abby Dudley,...

    Search On For New Monomoy Middle School Principal
    CHATHAM – A search is underway for a new Monomoy Regional Middle School principal. Abby Dudley,...
    Eric Schwaab

    County Candidate Says He’s Target Of Smear Camp...

    BARNSTABLE – One of the three Democratic candidates vying for a seat on the Barnstable County...

    County Candidate Says He’s Target Of Smear Camp...
    BARNSTABLE – One of the three Democratic candidates vying for a seat on the Barnstable County...
    Volunteers and staff with the Homeless Prevention Council are working to assemble backpacks for local students as part of this year’s Backpack to School campaign. HOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL PHOTO

    Annual Backpack To School Campaign Offers Help ...

    ORLEANS – Jenna Smith needed to find a capybara backpack. It’s just part of the job this time of...

    Annual Backpack To School Campaign Offers Help ...
    ORLEANS – Jenna Smith needed to find a capybara backpack. It’s just part of the job this time of...
    A section of the fishway at the Route 124 bike path has been reconstructed to improve herring passage to spawning headwaters in Long Pond. COURTESY PHOTO

    Herring Run Improvements Planned After First Ha...

     HARWICH – Herring count statistics for the 2026 spring spawning season show a slightly below...

    Herring Run Improvements Planned After First Ha...
     HARWICH – Herring count statistics for the 2026 spring spawning season show a slightly below...
    A State Police explosive ordnance disposal technician removes a World War II-era projectile from Rock Harbor Beach early Tuesday afternoon.

    Unexploded Projectiles Found At Rock Harbor

    ORLEANS – Police cordoned off the public beach at Rock Harbor for more than an hour Tuesday after...

    Unexploded Projectiles Found At Rock Harbor
    ORLEANS – Police cordoned off the public beach at Rock Harbor for more than an hour Tuesday after...
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    Chatham
    FinCom: Hold Off On RTE More Broad-based Response To Affordability...
    August 19, 2026
    CHATHAM – Problems of affordability and sustainability for year-round residents are broad based and won’t be solved with the “blunt instrument” of...
    Santa arrives at the Chatham Fish Pier last December. FILE PHOTO Chatham In The Running To Be Hallmark ‘Merriest Christmas Town’
    August 19, 2026
    CHATHAM – The town is in the running to be this year’s Hallmark Channel’s “Merriest Christmas Town in America.” Chatham is one of 25 finalists in...
    Officials want developers to seriously consider renovating or restoring the existing single-family house at 127 Old Harbor Rd. as part of an affordable and attainable housing development on the town-owned property. FILE PHOTO Developers Sought For Affordable Housing At 127 Old Harbor Rd.
    August 19, 2026
    CHATHAM – Development of affordable and attainable housing at the town-owned property at 127 Old Harbor Rd. is one step closer. The select board...
    Harwich
    North Eastham resident Jeffrey Cornish, the new executive director of the Family Pantry of Cape Cod. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO Family Pantry’s New Exec Brings Global Experience To Cape
    August 19, 2026
    NORTH HARWICH – Jeffrey Cornish has fought hunger all over the world, looking into the faces of people for whom finding their next meal might mean...
    Victoria Brown of Dance Therapy 508 leads a dance during a previous “United We Dance” event held in Brooks Park. FILE PHOTO ‘United We Dance’ In Brooks Park On Friday
    August 19, 2026
    HARWICH – The sixth annual “United We Dance” event will be held in Brooks Park on Friday, Aug. 21 from 4 to 8 p.m. “This free, family-friendly...
    Celebrating Harwich Port Library’s 100th birthday last August. FILE PHOTO Harwich Port Library’s Literary Luncheon Set For September
    August 19, 2026
    Celebrating Harwich Port Library’s 100th birthday last August. FILE PHOTO[CURRENT WEEK’S PHOTOS /HPL Cen 19Harwich Port Library’s Literary Luncheon...
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    Orleans
    Eric Schwaab County Candidate Says He’s Target Of Smear Campaign
    August 19, 2026
    BARNSTABLE – One of the three Democratic candidates vying for a seat on the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners in the Sept. 1...
    Volunteers and staff with the Homeless Prevention Council are working to assemble backpacks for local students as part of this year’s Backpack to School campaign. HOMELESS PREVENTION COUNCIL PHOTO Annual Backpack To School Campaign Offers Help To Students, Families
    August 19, 2026
    ORLEANS – Jenna Smith needed to find a capybara backpack. It’s just part of the job this time of year for Smith, who is now in her third year...
    A State Police explosive ordnance disposal technician removes a World War II-era projectile from Rock Harbor Beach early Tuesday afternoon. Unexploded Projectiles Found At Rock Harbor
    August 18, 2026
    ORLEANS – Police cordoned off the public beach at Rock Harbor for more than an hour Tuesday after the discovery of unexploded ordnance.Fire Chief...
    Brewster
    The owners of Friends’ Marketplace in Orleans are interested in the Millstone Liquor store site on Millstone Road in Brewster as a potential home for a second Friends’ Marketplace. The Brewster Select Board recently approved the transfer of the liquor store’s annual all alcoholic beverages license to the Friends’ Marketplace ownership. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO Friends’ Marketplace Eyes Brewster Location, But Not Yet A Done Deal
    August 12, 2026
    BREWSTER – It’s not a done deal, but Brewster could get a new store that offers groceries and prepared food — plus much more — on Millstone Road....
    Revised Nauset Agreement Better, But Still Needs Work
    August 12, 2026
    BREWSTER – The new regional agreement between the Nauset Regional School District and its four member towns is better than the existing pact but...
    Attendees at Sunday’s Summer Starlight, the Cape Rep Theatre’s annual gala fundraiser, were treated to a preview of music from “The Hundred Aker Wood,” an original musical that will make its debut at the Brewster theater in November. The show and its songs, created by Paddo, Seamus and Macklin Devine and Maura Hanlon, are based on A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh books. Shown above performing one of the show’s songs are, from left, Seamus Devine, Zachary Johnson, Macklin Devine, Maura Hanlon and Paddo Devine. TIM WOOD PHOTOS Summer Starlight Shines At Brewster Theater
    August 12, 2026
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    Features
    Dr. Paul Anastasio and office Manager Molly Hoye. MELISSA DE LA VEGA PHOTO Minding Your Business- Harwich Health Center
    August 19, 2026
    “People come to the Cape and realize, ‘No, I want to slow down. I want to be mindful. I want to consider what I’m putting in my body and how I’m...
    Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! The Captain's crew (Niamh Dunton, Madeline Karczmarek, Sam Sewell, Evelyn McColgan, and Phoebe Schuessler) discuss their options.  BOB TUCKER/FOCALPOINT STUDIOS PHOTOS Theater Review: ‘Treasure Island’ At CCTC/HJT Sure To Delight Kids...
    August 18, 2026
    I’ve always enjoyed Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island” as a suspenseful swashbuckling story, and the Cape Cod Theatre...
    “Meet the Plastics” from “Mean Girls” at the Cape Playhouse. NILE SCOTT PHOTOS Theater Review: ‘Mean Girls’ Brings The Real World To High School
    August 18, 2026
    And on Wednesdays, we wear pink. And pink we did at The Cape Playhouse on a sold-out opening night on Aug. 12, when “Mean Girls” took the stage at...
    Obituaries
    Robert Louis Bradley
    August 7, 2026
    June 5, 1935 – July 16, 2026Robert Louis Bradley, of Harwich, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at his home on July 16, surrounded by family and friends, after a period...
    Peter Schock Jr.
    August 6, 2026
    It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Peter Schock Jr. on July 28, 2026. He passed peacefully with his wife Caroline and trusted...
    William F. Schmitt
    August 6, 2026
    Schmitt, William F. (Bill) of Harwich, MA died on July 27, age 99. Beloved husband of Nadine for nearly 75 years. Devoted father of Michael Schmitt...
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    Danny Grimmig and Rydyr Finlay run on the Old Colony Rail Trail during the second annual Short but Sweet 5K on Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Second Annual Short But Sweet 5K Ran On Old Colony Rail Trail
    August 12, 2026
    CHATHAM – More than 70 runners took part in the second annual Short but Sweet 5K on the Old Colony Rail Trail on Saturday morning. The charity fun...
    Barnstable United poses with their championship trophy after their win over Orleans Surf. NICK CHRISTIAN PHOTO Barnstable Upsets Orleans In Women’s Soccer Final
    August 6, 2026
    The final game in the 2026 Cape Cod Women’s Soccer League season was a tale of two teams. One team struggled all season, fighting to field a full...
    Athlete of the Week
    Harwich third baseman JP Peltier (Wright State/Kentucky) was named the most valuable player of the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League postseason after the Mariners won the championship. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: JP Peltier
    August 19, 2026
    HARWICH – The most valuable player of Harwich’s postseason run to the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League championship was none other than third baseman...
    Mariners shortstop Ty Smolinski (Kansas State) watches a fly ball to left field sail for a three-run homer to tie Game 2 of the East Division finals against Yarmouth-Dennis on Saturday. Harwich went on to win 7-6 to advance to the championship. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Ty Smolinski
    August 12, 2026
    BOURNE – Perhaps it’s no surprise that the winner of the Cape Cod Baseball League’s Most Valuable Player award this year keeps coming through in...
    Cape Cod Baseball League
    Cade Kurland (Florida/Louisiana State), JP Peltier (Wright State/Kentucky) and Ty Smolinski (Kansas State) convened before Game 3 of the Cape Cod Baseball League championship series Aug. 11. All three players had been on the Mariners since June. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Harwich Championship Powered By Players Who Stuck For The Long Haul
    August 19, 2026
    HARWICH – There’s no denying that much oxygen and ink is expended discussing the state of the modern Cape Cod Baseball League player tenure. For a...
    The Harwich Mariners won the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League championship after defeating the Bourne Braves in Game 3 4-2 at Whitehouse Field on Aug.11. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Cape League: Two-Time Champions, Pair Of Brothers, Home Run-Hitting...
    August 19, 2026
    HARWICH – Emptying out the notebook on the Mariners’ second Cape League championship in three years…Harwich went 6-1 through the postseason, but...
    Niko Brini (Wofford/Vanderbilt) and Sean O’Leary (UMass Lowell) stand in front of Harwich’s dugout before Game 2 of the East Division finals against Yarmouth-Dennis on Aug. 8. Brini, from Plymouth, and O’Leary, from Foxborough, were two of several New England-area players on Harwich’s championship-winning roster. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Mariners’ Championship Another Win For The Local Guys
    August 19, 2026
    HARWICH – Because of the relationships and contacts inherent to building out a summer ball team, the various clubs that together make the Cape...
    Opinion
    Our View: Generosity
    August 19, 2026
    These days, the news is full of stories about affordability — food, gas, housing, everything is more expensive — and the average working person,...
    Letters To The Editor: Aug. 20, 2026
    August 19, 2026
    Thanks For Swift ResponseEditor: As a resident of Harwich Port, I recently attended the seasonal resident taxpayer meeting held by the Harwich...
    Our View: No Buts About It
    August 12, 2026
    When someone prefaces remarks with “I support affordable housing, but…” you can bet that they don’t really support affordable housing, at least...
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    North Eastham resident Jeffrey Cornish, the new executive director of the Family Pantry of Cape Cod. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO Family Pantry’s New Exec Brings Global Experience To Cape
    August 19, 2026
    NORTH HARWICH – Jeffrey Cornish has fought hunger all over the world, looking into the faces of people for whom finding their next meal might mean...
    Santa arrives at the Chatham Fish Pier last December. FILE PHOTO Chatham In The Running To Be Hallmark ‘Merriest Christmas Town’
    August 19, 2026
    CHATHAM – The town is in the running to be this year’s Hallmark Channel’s “Merriest Christmas Town in America.” Chatham is one of 25 finalists in...
    Officials want developers to seriously consider renovating or restoring the existing single-family house at 127 Old Harbor Rd. as part of an affordable and attainable housing development on the town-owned property. FILE PHOTO Developers Sought For Affordable Housing At 127 Old Harbor Rd.
    August 19, 2026
    CHATHAM – Development of affordable and attainable housing at the town-owned property at 127 Old Harbor Rd. is one step closer. The select board...
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    Dee Mozdean started Chatham Granola in 2025. PHOTO COURTESY DEE MOZDEAN She Always Made Granola, Then Her Husband Became Ill: Chatham...
    August 12, 2026
    Dee Mozdean has always made granola. She comes from a long line of Italian cooks, a family tree wherein everything is scratch-made. Mozdean, 58,...
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    Stage Harbor Yacht Club regatta, July 2008. FILE PHOTO
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    Groundbreaking at the Harwich Police facility in July, 2008. FILE PHOTO
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