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    Carol Gordon
    A new analysis from Senior Hydrologist Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten Group shows very little impact on the town’s drinking water if development occurred on the Sea Camps pond property. COURTESY PHOTO

    Analysis Suggests Pond Property Housing Will No...

    BREWSTER – Senior Hydrologist Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten Group told the select board Monday...

    Analysis Suggests Pond Property Housing Will No...
    BREWSTER – Senior Hydrologist Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten Group told the select board Monday...
    Housing diversity and the creation of a stronger year-round local economy are among the issues identified in the town’s newly updated local comprehensive plan, which will go before voters for consideration at the May annual town meeting. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

    Local Comprehensive Plan Set For Town Meeting

    ORLEANS – After three years of work and preparation, the planning board will put a new local...

    Local Comprehensive Plan Set For Town Meeting
    ORLEANS – After three years of work and preparation, the planning board will put a new local...
    The town of Orleans has been consistent in renourishing Skaket Beach each spring. But officials are considering additional measures that can be taken to further protect the beach from the effects of erosion, coastal flooding and sea level rise. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

    What Does The Future Hold For Skaket Beach?

    ORLEANS – Every year, winds invariably blow sand off of Skaket Beach into the parking lot and...

    What Does The Future Hold For Skaket Beach?
    ORLEANS – Every year, winds invariably blow sand off of Skaket Beach into the parking lot and...
    The local beaches play a major role in the town’s recreation programs. FILE PHOTO

    State Approves Harwich’s Open Space And Recreat...

     HARWICH – The town’s open space and recreation plan was approved by the state Executive Office...

    State Approves Harwich’s Open Space And Recreat...
     HARWICH – The town’s open space and recreation plan was approved by the state Executive Office...
    ork is underway to replace windows and siding at the Monomoy Regional Middle School. Voters will be asked to approve $11.8 million for a new roof for the structure at Monday’s annual town meeting. COURTNEY WITTENSTEIN PHOTO

    Town Meeting Enters New Era Monday

     HARWICH – Town meeting time has changed. When voters arrive in the gymnasium at the community...

    Town Meeting Enters New Era Monday
     HARWICH – Town meeting time has changed. When voters arrive in the gymnasium at the community...
    A map provided by Harwich Conservation Trust shows the location of the 2.3-acre parcel the trust intends to purchase.

    HCT To Provide Access To Hawksnest

      EAST HARWICH – The Harwich Conservation Trust is planning to purchase a 2.3-acre parcel from...

    HCT To Provide Access To Hawksnest
      EAST HARWICH – The Harwich Conservation Trust is planning to purchase a 2.3-acre parcel from...
    Lyle (left) and Emmet Blatz form an all-brother pitcher-catcher battery for Nauset. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

    Brotherly Pitcher-Catcher Pair A Critical Duo F...

    NORTH EASTHAM – Nauset baseball had a significant worry in the winter as the current season grew...

    Brotherly Pitcher-Catcher Pair A Critical Duo F...
    NORTH EASTHAM – Nauset baseball had a significant worry in the winter as the current season grew...

    Friends Remember Elliott Carr, Business Leader,...

    BREWSTER – Arguably more at home walking the mud flats of Brewster than sitting in a boardroom,...

    Friends Remember Elliott Carr, Business Leader,...
    BREWSTER – Arguably more at home walking the mud flats of Brewster than sitting in a boardroom,...
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    Chatham
    Deep gray clouds framed a bright moon above Harwich last September. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Could Dark Skies Return To Chatham? The Answer Might Be Found On A...
    April 29, 2026
    CHATHAM – Reclaiming the darkness of night by preventing light pollution is essential for human and environmental health, reasoned an astronomer at...
    Harbormaster Jason Holm shows real-time data from the new weather buoy, which is available on boaters’ smartphones. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO Weather Buoy Aims To Boost Safety, Science
    April 29, 2026
    CHATHAM – As local boaters know, it’s possible to get underway under sunny, calm conditions from Stage Harbor, only to encounter confused seas and...
    Significant Restoration Planned For Queen Anne Inn Plan Clears...
    April 29, 2026
    CHATHAM – One of the town’s most recognizable properties, the Queen Anne Inn, is in line for a significant facelift. But when it’s complete, the...
    Harwich
    The local beaches play a major role in the town’s recreation programs. FILE PHOTO State Approves Harwich’s Open Space And Recreation Plan
    April 29, 2026
     HARWICH – The town’s open space and recreation plan was approved by the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs earlier this...
    ork is underway to replace windows and siding at the Monomoy Regional Middle School. Voters will be asked to approve $11.8 million for a new roof for the structure at Monday’s annual town meeting. COURTNEY WITTENSTEIN PHOTO Town Meeting Enters New Era Monday
    April 29, 2026
     HARWICH – Town meeting time has changed. When voters arrive in the gymnasium at the community center on Monday, they will be instructed on how to...
    Pennrose project neighbor Tom Stapleton took issue with 60 units being crammed into 5.4 acres of sensitive Six Pond Special District land. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO Appeals Board Wants More Space, Parking For Pennrose Project
    April 29, 2026
     HARWICH – Members of the board of appeals are calling for more parking and potentially the expansion of acreage at the 5.4-acre parcel where the...
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    Orleans
    Families gathered at Orleans Elementary School April 2 for STEM NIght. Activities were held celebrating learning in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. PHOTOS COURTESY ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Popular Science: Orleans Elementary School Celebrates STEM education
    April 30, 2026
    ORLEANS – Who says learning can’t be fun? Parents and family members were invited to take part in STEM Night at Orleans Elementary School on April...
    Housing diversity and the creation of a stronger year-round local economy are among the issues identified in the town’s newly updated local comprehensive plan, which will go before voters for consideration at the May annual town meeting. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Local Comprehensive Plan Set For Town Meeting
    April 29, 2026
    ORLEANS – After three years of work and preparation, the planning board will put a new local comprehensive plan before voters to consider at the...
    The town of Orleans has been consistent in renourishing Skaket Beach each spring. But officials are considering additional measures that can be taken to further protect the beach from the effects of erosion, coastal flooding and sea level rise. RYAN BRAY PHOTO What Does The Future Hold For Skaket Beach?
    April 29, 2026
    ORLEANS – Every year, winds invariably blow sand off of Skaket Beach into the parking lot and onto Skaket Road. The town’s department of public...
    Brewster
    Town Planner Jon Idman said that a recommendation to require smoke detectors in every bedroom came after conversations with the Brewster Fire Department, building commissioner and health director. FILE PHOTO STR Owners Raise Discrimination Concerns At Public Hearing
    April 30, 2026
    BREWSTER – With Brewster’s short-term rental registration bylaw heading to town meeting next week, rental owners at Monday’s public hearing voiced...
    A new analysis from Senior Hydrologist Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten Group shows very little impact on the town’s drinking water if development occurred on the Sea Camps pond property. COURTESY PHOTO Analysis Suggests Pond Property Housing Will Not Affect Drinking Water
    April 30, 2026
    BREWSTER – Senior Hydrologist Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten Group told the select board Monday that future development within Zone II water supply...
    Friends Remember Elliott Carr, Business Leader, Conservationist,...
    April 29, 2026
    BREWSTER – Arguably more at home walking the mud flats of Brewster than sitting in a boardroom, Elliott Carr spent decades lending his expertise to...
    Features
    Jerry Pilo of New Look Repair & Home Improvement and Jerry & Sons Painting with one of his sons. COURTESY PHOTO Minding Your Business- Jerry & Sons Painting /New Look Repair &...
    April 29, 2026
    Jerry Pilo of New Look Repair & Home Improvement and Jerry & Sons Painting is a man who stands by his word and his work. “No job is too...
    Playwright Art Devine is bringing back his acclaimed play, “9-Ball” to the Cape Rep Theater in celebration of its 25th anniversary. NICK CHRISTIAN PHOTO Cape Playwright Brings Back 9-Ball For 25th Anniversary Run
    April 28, 2026
    BREWSTER – There’s a history of artists revisiting their work. Walt Whitman originally published his “Leaves of Grass” in 1855 yet would write new...
    MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION Nature Connection: Finding Reasons To Smile
    April 25, 2026
    The tree swallows have arrived which means there are flying insects for them to feed on which means that nature is in full spring gear. On a recent...
    Obituaries
    Mike Hanafee
    April 29, 2026
    Mike Hanafee, whose witty and unforgettable personality left a lasting impression on all who knew him, passed away on January 6 in the presence of...
    Judith Sharon Winters
    April 29, 2026
    Judith Sharon Winters, a longtime resident of the Chatham-Harwich area, passed away at Cape Cod Hospital on April 22, with her son Dan Clem and...
    Joan Caryn Lindegren
    April 29, 2026
    Joan Lindegren (nickname “Bo”) of Chatham was born on May 27, 1958 in Worcester, MA daughter of C. John Lindegren and Cecelia (Janeczek)...
    Other Local Sports
    Sara Paananen and Julie Worthen of team “United In Service” make an exchange near Brewster Town Hall on Friday during the 11th Ruck4HIT, held by Heroes in Transition. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS ‘For Those Who Can’t’: 11th Annual Ruck4HIT Crosses Lower Cape
    April 29, 2026
    BREWSTER – More than 150 people ran with weighted backpacks across the entirety of Cape Cod over a span of about 30 hours last weekend during an...
    Christopher Novak steps through the woods during the Harwich Herring Run last Sunday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Racers Cross Fish And Forest In First Harwich Herring Run 5K
    April 29, 2026
    HARWICH – Racers went over the herring run and through the woods Sunday during the first iteration of a five-kilometer event that raised money for...
    High School Sports
    Lyle (left) and Emmet Blatz form an all-brother pitcher-catcher battery for Nauset. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Brotherly Pitcher-Catcher Pair A Critical Duo For Nauset
    April 29, 2026
    NORTH EASTHAM – Nauset baseball had a significant worry in the winter as the current season grew closer: the team wasn’t sure who would catch their...
    Monomoy-Mashpee boys hockey won the Cape and Islands League Lighthouse Division and received a number of end-of-season awards. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Local Athletes Receive Winter Sports Honors
    April 22, 2026
    A multitude of local student-athletes across several different sports received various honors following this past winter season. For Nauset, 17...
    Monomoy baseball interim head coach Tim Nickerson has drawn upon his three deployments and 22 years with the U.S. Army Reserve in leading the Sharks. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Monomoy Baseball Interim Head Coach Using Army Reserve Experience...
    April 22, 2026
    HARWICH – Monomoy baseball interim head coach Tim Nickerson was just south of Riyadh a year or two ago when he got something of a lesson in how to...
    Athlete of the Week
    Cape Cod Tech sophomore Michael Shea drove in two while also pitching six innings in the Crusaders’ 7-2 win over South Shore Tech on Monday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Michael Shea
    April 29, 2026
    PLEASANT LAKE – Throwing left-handed and batting right-handed is a rare breed in baseball. Switch-hitters notwithstanding, the majority hit and...
    Freshman Lydia Stratton drove in two runs on two singles and a double from the leadoff spot, while also moving from shortstop to the circle to pitch two relief innings in Cape Cod Tech’s 29-5 win against Mashpee last Thursday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Lydia Stratton
    April 22, 2026
    PLEASANT LAKE – An afternoon of nearly 30 runs has to start somewhere, and for Cape Cod Tech, their eruption against Mashpee last Thursday began...
    Opinion
    Our View: Harwich Town Meeting
    April 29, 2026
    On Monday, Harwich voters will tackle a 62-article annual town meeting warrant, a hefty task that may be lifted somewhat by the addition this year...
    Letters To The Editor: April 30, 2026
    April 29, 2026
    Finding The Best For BothEditor:Articles 28 and 29 in the Brewster Town Meeting address plans for the 10 acres of the Long Pond Parcel along Route...
    Our View: Send Us A Letter
    April 22, 2026
    We’re afraid there will be some furrowed brows when readers scan this week’s letters to the editor. That’s because we had far more submissions than...
    featured
    A new analysis from Senior Hydrologist Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten Group shows very little impact on the town’s drinking water if development occurred on the Sea Camps pond property. COURTESY PHOTO Analysis Suggests Pond Property Housing Will Not Affect Drinking Water
    April 30, 2026
    BREWSTER – Senior Hydrologist Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten Group told the select board Monday that future development within Zone II water supply...
    Housing diversity and the creation of a stronger year-round local economy are among the issues identified in the town’s newly updated local comprehensive plan, which will go before voters for consideration at the May annual town meeting. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Local Comprehensive Plan Set For Town Meeting
    April 29, 2026
    ORLEANS – After three years of work and preparation, the planning board will put a new local comprehensive plan before voters to consider at the...
    The town of Orleans has been consistent in renourishing Skaket Beach each spring. But officials are considering additional measures that can be taken to further protect the beach from the effects of erosion, coastal flooding and sea level rise. RYAN BRAY PHOTO What Does The Future Hold For Skaket Beach?
    April 29, 2026
    ORLEANS – Every year, winds invariably blow sand off of Skaket Beach into the parking lot and onto Skaket Road. The town’s department of public...
    Focus On...
    Business: Rewarding Year-rounders, Chatham Business Offers...
    April 18, 2026
    Even though the shoulder seasons have become busier in recent years, Lower Cape businesses can still struggle to remain open year-round.  Lindsay...
    Remember When
    Remember When 043026
    April 29, 2026
    Pirates enthrall kids at the Atwood House, 2006. FILE PHOTO
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    April 22, 2026
    Renovations at Brooks Academy, Harwich, 2006. FILE PHOTO
    School News
    Students represent Jamaica during a culture fair at Monomoy Regional High School last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Monomoy Regional High School Holds Annual Culture Fair
    April 22, 2026
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