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    Cape Cod 5
    For a medium-sized project costing $200,000, the fee would increase from $345 to $2,400, a 595 percent hike. The fees would also apply for new construction, which could be even more expensive. FILE PHOTO

    Building Permit Fees May Rise Significantly In ...

    HARWICH – The town is considering a change in the way building fees are calculated to better...

    Building Permit Fees May Rise Significantly In ...
    HARWICH – The town is considering a change in the way building fees are calculated to better...
    Staff at The Terraces in Orleans are working to rehouse tenants in its independent living facility, which will be renovated into a new memory care wing. Tenants have been notified that they must be out of their units by Jan. 31. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

    Tenants To Be Displaced Amid Changes At Terraces

    ORLEANS – On Nov. 4, tenants in the independent living facility at The Terraces were encouraged...

    Tenants To Be Displaced Amid Changes At Terraces
    ORLEANS – On Nov. 4, tenants in the independent living facility at The Terraces were encouraged...
    Cape Cod Tech sophomore Damien Roy celebrates with junior Chaz Thomas during the Crusaders’ 30-16 win against Franklin County Tech in the state vocational playoff quarterfinals Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

    Cape Tech Football Gets Underdog Vocational Pla...

    TURNERS FALLS – The Cape Cod Tech football team has made a habit out of battling through...

    Cape Tech Football Gets Underdog Vocational Pla...
    TURNERS FALLS – The Cape Cod Tech football team has made a habit out of battling through...
    A rendering of Pennrose’s proposed affordable housing development on the former Buckley property at 1533 Main St. Zoning board of appeals members indicated they’d like to see a management building, at the center front of the property, eliminated from the plans.  UNION ARCHITECTS ILLUSTRATION

    ZBA Straw Poll: Thumbs Up On Main St. Housing

    CHATHAM – In a straw poll at its Nov. 13 meeting, zoning board of appeals members indicated that...

    ZBA Straw Poll: Thumbs Up On Main St. Housing
    CHATHAM – In a straw poll at its Nov. 13 meeting, zoning board of appeals members indicated that...
    From left: Deputy Police Chief Lou Malzone, Sergeant Elizabeth Thompson, Officer Richard Spaulding, Officer Joe Pagliaro and Chief of Police Michael Anderson. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

    Chatham First Responders Recognized With Lifesa...

    CHATHAM – Every day, those who work in public safety face the prospect of responding to...

    Chatham First Responders Recognized With Lifesa...
    CHATHAM – Every day, those who work in public safety face the prospect of responding to...
    Andrea Silbert of Harwich, president of the Eos Foundation. COURTESY PHOTO

    Eos Grant Aims To Help Hungry Seniors, Veterans...

    HARWICH PORT – For people facing food insecurity — particularly during these insecure times — a...

    Eos Grant Aims To Help Hungry Seniors, Veterans...
    HARWICH PORT – For people facing food insecurity — particularly during these insecure times — a...
    Eli, ready to ride in his wagon. COURTESY PHOTO

    Sampson Fund To The Rescue: Resident Gets Suppo...

    BREWSTER – Six years ago, Linda Cormier gave Eli, a Doberman, a second chance at life. In August,...

    Sampson Fund To The Rescue: Resident Gets Suppo...
    BREWSTER – Six years ago, Linda Cormier gave Eli, a Doberman, a second chance at life. In August,...

    Town’s Finances Are Robust, Review Finds

    HARWICH – Interim Finance Director Jennifer Mince told the select board last week that a review...

    Town’s Finances Are Robust, Review Finds
    HARWICH – Interim Finance Director Jennifer Mince told the select board last week that a review...
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    Chatham
    A rendering of Pennrose’s proposed affordable housing development on the former Buckley property at 1533 Main St. Zoning board of appeals members indicated they’d like to see a management building, at the center front of the property, eliminated from the plans.  UNION ARCHITECTS ILLUSTRATION ZBA Straw Poll: Thumbs Up On Main St. Housing
    November 19, 2025
    CHATHAM – In a straw poll at its Nov. 13 meeting, zoning board of appeals members indicated that they support approval of a comprehensive permit...
    From left: Deputy Police Chief Lou Malzone, Sergeant Elizabeth Thompson, Officer Richard Spaulding, Officer Joe Pagliaro and Chief of Police Michael Anderson. TIM WOOD PHOTOS Chatham First Responders Recognized With Lifesaving Awards
    November 19, 2025
    CHATHAM – Every day, those who work in public safety face the prospect of responding to emergencies where split-second decisions can mean life or...
    A portion of the roof of a historic barn was raised Sunday at the Nickerson Family Association compound in Chathamport. The barn, parts of which date from 1758, was moved from property once owned by the son of Chatham founder William Nickerson on the shores of Bassing Harbor, and is being restored using traditional carpentry under the direction of Ian Ellison. Work to complete the restoration will be ongoing for the next few weeks. TIM WOOD PHOTOS Raising The Roof
    November 19, 2025
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    Harwich
    Town’s Finances Are Robust, Review Finds
    November 19, 2025
    HARWICH – Interim Finance Director Jennifer Mince told the select board last week that a review of the just-completed fiscal 2025 budget shows that...
    For a medium-sized project costing $200,000, the fee would increase from $345 to $2,400, a 595 percent hike. The fees would also apply for new construction, which could be even more expensive. FILE PHOTO Building Permit Fees May Rise Significantly In A Bid To Cover Cost...
    November 19, 2025
    HARWICH – The town is considering a change in the way building fees are calculated to better cover its expenses, and it could spell a fee hike of...
    Andrea Silbert of Harwich, president of the Eos Foundation. COURTESY PHOTO Eos Grant Aims To Help Hungry Seniors, Veterans And Others
    November 19, 2025
    HARWICH PORT – For people facing food insecurity — particularly during these insecure times — a food pantry is often the final safety net. But for...
    Family Pantry
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    Orleans
    The Orleans select board gave Town Manager Kim Newman a near-perfect review for her second year on the job. COURTESY PHOTO Town Manager Earns Strong Review
    November 20, 2025
    ORLEANS – It seems the select board couldn’t be happier with its town manager. The board gave Kim Newman a glowing review of her second year on the...
    The Community of Jesus and two other nonprofits filed suit in U.S. District Court in Boston Nov. 19 against the parents of Oliver Ortolani, who is suing the entities alleging that the Community’s performing arts center was built using unpaid child labor. FILE PHOTO Plaintiff’s Parents Named In Community Of Jesus Countersuit
    November 19, 2025
    ORLEANS – The Community of Jesus and two other nonprofits Wednesday filed suit in federal district court against the parents of the plaintiff that...
    Staff at The Terraces in Orleans are working to rehouse tenants in its independent living facility, which will be renovated into a new memory care wing. Tenants have been notified that they must be out of their units by Jan. 31. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Tenants To Be Displaced Amid Changes At Terraces
    November 19, 2025
    ORLEANS – On Nov. 4, tenants in the independent living facility at The Terraces were encouraged in writing to attend a meeting two days later. “The...
    Brewster
    From left: Eir Lindstrom-Holmy, James McGuane and John Bonanni all participated in the program. JEANIE YAROCH PHOTOS John Hay Writers’ Reading Event Attracts Community Support
    November 20, 2025
    BREWSTER – On Nov. 4, 12 of the John Hay Writers Program participants went before a crowd of 70 to read excerpts of the work they produced during...
    Eli, ready to ride in his wagon. COURTESY PHOTO Sampson Fund To The Rescue: Resident Gets Support For Rescue Pup’s...
    November 19, 2025
    BREWSTER – Six years ago, Linda Cormier gave Eli, a Doberman, a second chance at life. In August, the Sampson Fund gave Cormier the opportunity to...
    Serenity Apartments at Brewster was awarded $500,000 from a state grant to help build 23 new units, 12 of which will be affordable. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO $500K Awarded To Fund Serenity Apartments Expansion
    November 19, 2025
    BREWSTER – Earlier this month, the state announced the Community One Stop for Growth awards, which funds projects across the commonwealth to...
    Features
    Stefi Turilli, TJ Nelson and Barbara Wetter of Eat Cake 4 Breakfast. MELISSA DE LA VEGA PHOTO Minding Your Business- Eat Cake 4 Breakfast
    November 19, 2025
    The team at Eat Cake 4 Breakfast in Brewster is gearing up for an epic Thanksgiving and Christmas season this year. The bakery is located on Wampum...
    Learning tracks of common yard visitors is a good way to begin reading nature’s daily news. MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION Nature Connection: Reading Nature’s News
    November 15, 2025
    For many years I led walks for schoolchildren through the woods, marshes, fields and beaches of Cape Cod. As you may imagine, this was rarely a...
    Mike DiSabato of La Bella Vita. MELISSA DE LA VEGA PHOTO Minding Your Business- La Bella Vita Kitchen and Bar
    November 12, 2025
    La Bella Vita Kitchen and Bar is a staple in the Orleans dining scene and the go-to spot for some of the most delicious pizza and Italian-inspired...
    Obituaries
    Elizabeth Damon Marsh
    November 20, 2025
    July 26, 1926 - October 27, 2025A matriarch in the truest sense of the word dies at 99. Elizabeth Damon Marsh, known to most as “Betty” and to her...
    Karen Meri Carper
    November 20, 2025
    Karen Meri Carper, age 78, of Naples, FL and Harwich Port, MA passed away October 28,2025. She was born January 31,1947 in Cleveland OH to John and...
    Robert ‘Doc’ Donahue
    November 20, 2025
    Robert ‘Doc’ DonahueRobert “Doc” Donahue, of Harwichport, MA and formerly of Watertown and Belmont, MA, was born on March 5, 1947, and passed away...
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    Sports
    Two races, the Chatham in the Fall 10K and 21st annual Chatham Turkey Trot, will be held in town during the week of Thanksgiving. FILE PHOTOS Lace Up For Two Chatham Thanksgiving Runs
    November 19, 2025
    Eager runners will have two opportunities — both in Chatham — to pound the pavement in races during the week of Thanksgiving.On the Sunday before...
    Other Local Sports
    The Nauset Regional Middle School cross country team gathers for a group photo. Head coach Kristin Chatelain, Will Olean, Bowdy Beaulieu, Brogan Kew, Greyson Auclair, Oliver Camp, Maisie Callahan, Penny Airing, Sophia Chatelain and assistant coach Jon Eramian are in the back row, and Payton Pavlu, Cora Beaulieu, Sinia Winslow, Dane Olsen, Jack Ayers and Zoe Haidas are in the front row. PHOTO COURTESY JEN OLEAN Nauset Middle School Cross Country Team Finishes Dominant Season
    November 12, 2025
    ORLEANS – The cross country team at Nauset Regional Middle School put the finishing touches on a highly successful season by sweeping a regional...
    High School Sports
    Senior Caroline Lovati-Brown, left, and sophomore Nina Swaby, middle, high-five sophomore Eloise MacMillan during an Aug. 21 scrimmage against Sturgis West. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Monomoy, Nauset Girls Soccer Players Earn League Awards
    November 19, 2025
    Nine Monomoy and Nauset girls soccer players received Cape and Islands League awards for the fall 2025 season.Award winners, announced last week,...
    Cape Cod Tech sophomore Damien Roy celebrates with junior Chaz Thomas during the Crusaders’ 30-16 win against Franklin County Tech in the state vocational playoff quarterfinals Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Cape Tech Football Gets Underdog Vocational Playoff Win
    November 19, 2025
    TURNERS FALLS – The Cape Cod Tech football team has made a habit out of battling through adversity.That the Crusaders were even playing Franklin...
    Junior Kate Huse reaches to lift a pass near senior Lauren (Langelier) Henderson during No. 1 Monomoy’s 3-1 loss to No. 5 Frontier in the Div. 4 state tournament semifinals last Thursday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Monomoy Field Hockey Digs Deep In Semifinal Loss
    November 19, 2025
    MARLBOROUGH – As the Monomoy field hockey team stood side by side for pregame introductions before their Div. 4 state tournament semifinal match...
    Athlete of the Week
    Cape Cod Tech junior Chaz Thomas scored a touchdown and three two-point conversions in the seventh-seed Crusaders’ 30-16 win against two-seed Franklin County Tech in the state vocational quarterfinals Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Chaz Thomas
    November 19, 2025
    TURNERS FALLS – As he thought during the long bus ride about the pregame speech he would soon deliver before Cape Cod Tech took on Franklin County...
    Freshman Mia Zimmerman scored three goals in No. 1 Monomoy’s 7-0 win against No. 8 Manchester Essex in the quarterfinals of the Div. 4 state tournament last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Athlete Of The Week: Mia Zimmerman
    November 12, 2025
    HARWICH – Freshman Mia Zimmerman’s skill powered a Monomoy field hockey offense that has been virtually unstoppable in their advance to another...
    Cape Cod Baseball League
    William Walker, one of six inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League's Hall of Fame on Sunday, hit .432 for the Chatham Townies in 1957. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Chatham Townies, Orleans Postseason Sluggers Among Six Inducted To...
    November 19, 2025
    EAST HARWICH – The Cape Cod Baseball League inducted six new members into its Hall of Fame, including a postseason record holder for Orleans in...
    Opinion
    Our View: A Challenge Met
    November 20, 2025
    Two recent events — Hurricane Melissa’s rampage across Jamaica and the U.S. government shutdown — have brought out the best in Cape Codders. The...
    Letters To The Editor: Nov. 20, 2025
    November 19, 2025
    Responds To Climate Change SkepticEditor:In agreement with Kathy Miller’s Oct. 16 response to Bruce Everett’s Oct. 9 letter, it may be appropriate...
    Letters To The Editor: Nov. 13, 2025
    November 12, 2025
    Clarify Reason For ProtestEditor:I read your report in the Oct. 17 issue of The Chronicle regarding the "No King Protest." I studied photos of the...
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    Cape Cod Tech sophomore Damien Roy celebrates with junior Chaz Thomas during the Crusaders’ 30-16 win against Franklin County Tech in the state vocational playoff quarterfinals Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Cape Tech Football Gets Underdog Vocational Playoff Win
    November 19, 2025
    TURNERS FALLS – The Cape Cod Tech football team has made a habit out of battling through adversity.That the Crusaders were even playing Franklin...
    A rendering of Pennrose’s proposed affordable housing development on the former Buckley property at 1533 Main St. Zoning board of appeals members indicated they’d like to see a management building, at the center front of the property, eliminated from the plans.  UNION ARCHITECTS ILLUSTRATION ZBA Straw Poll: Thumbs Up On Main St. Housing
    November 19, 2025
    CHATHAM – In a straw poll at its Nov. 13 meeting, zoning board of appeals members indicated that they support approval of a comprehensive permit...
    From left: Deputy Police Chief Lou Malzone, Sergeant Elizabeth Thompson, Officer Richard Spaulding, Officer Joe Pagliaro and Chief of Police Michael Anderson. TIM WOOD PHOTOS Chatham First Responders Recognized With Lifesaving Awards
    November 19, 2025
    CHATHAM – Every day, those who work in public safety face the prospect of responding to emergencies where split-second decisions can mean life or...
    Focus On...
    Wicked Good Biscuits come in many shapes and sizes. COURTESY PHOTOS Business Page: Search For Healthy Dog Treats Leads To Wicked Good...
    November 21, 2025
     Sometimes when you can't find what you want in the store, you have to make it yourself. That's what happened to Donna Handren, owner of Wicked...
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