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Chatham resident Don Broderick, who co-piloted a Navy helicopter during the mission to retrieve the astronauts of Apollo 7 from the Pacific Ocean in 1968, speaks to patrons Friday at TK’s Sports Bar during the Artemis II landing. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Chatham Man Who Recovered Apollo 7 Astronauts Commentates Artemis...

CHATHAM – Four astronauts hurtled back to Earth last week, splashing down into the Pacific Ocean near Southern California where helicopters awaited...

You can ride a horse on trails, but you risk a fine if you ride on sidewalks. FILE PHOTO

No Peeking, Horses On Sidewalks Or Late-night Dancing: Town’s...

CHATHAM – No “peeking” or “spying” is allowed in town. Neither is the sale of balloons, the use of plastic straws, riding a horse on a sidewalk, or...

The existing home at 127 Old Harbor Rd. Officials hope that it can be renovated or rebuilt as part of a housing project at the location. FILE PHOTO

Old Harbor Rd. Development Parameters Reaffirmed; Select Board Sets...

CHATHAM – Officials want to ensure that developers interested in building housing on town property at 127 Old Harbor Rd. know exactly what is...

Opening day for the public harvest of herring at Johnson’s Flume in West Harwich drew a crowd.

Harwich Herring Run Opening Day Draws A Crowd

HARWICH – The herring were running strong in Johnson’s Flume on Sunday when the state moratorium was lifted allowing for public harvest for the...

Monomoy Regional Middle School Building Committee Co-Chair Peter Troy speaks to school roofing issues before the Harwich Select Board on Monday. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Building Committee To Meet On Middle School Roof Issues

HARWICH – The select board is requesting the Monomoy Regional Middle School building committee to meet before the annual town meeting and make a...

The herring run at Johnson’s Flume in West Harwich always draws spectators this time of the year. Stacey Vendetti of Brewster and Jane Hildebrandt of Yarmouthport made the trip on Sunday to observe the passage of these anadromous alewives to spawning ponds. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Herring Harvest Postponed A Week

HARWICH – The opening day after the 22-year moratorium on the public harvest of herring at Johnson’s Flume in West Harwich was cancelled on...

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Almost five years after voters authorized buying the former Governor Prence Inn property, plans to develop the site into housing have started to go through the local review process. FILE PHOTO

Prence Housing Project Begins Local Review

ORLEANS – One of the town’s most long-discussed and anticipated housing developments began the local review process earlier this month. The site...

Brendan Caton, a seventh grader at Nauset Regional Middle School, attends to health teacher Julie Flanagan during a scenario-based emergency training session held in the school’s gymnasium April 8. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

Nauset Middle Schoolers Take Part In Emergency Response Training

ORLEANS – Inside the gymnasium of Nauset Regional Middle School last week, Julie Flanagan was laid out on the floor in pain with a serious injury...

Elements of the proposed first phase of the Eldredge Park redesign will likely need to be cut or delayed to bring the project in at a reduced $3.6 million budget. PHOTO COURTESY TOWN OF ORLEANS

Reduced Scope For Eldredge Park Work Considered

ORLEANS – In an effort to deliver the first phase of the Eldredge Park redesign at a lower cost, the select board is exploring options for reducing...

On March 24, 1987, Massachusetts First Lady Kitty Dukakis flipped the ceremonial switch bringing WFCC on the air. The photo ran on the Chronicle’s front page that week. FILE PHOTO

Cape Classical WFCC Being Sold To Christian Broadcaster

BREWSTER – Radio station WFCC-FM, which first broadcast nearly 40 years ago from studios in Chatham, and which was home to classical music...

DPW crews worked to fill in a small sink hole Tuesday that had opened on a section of Route 137. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO

Brewster DPW Fills Sink Hole On Route 137

BREWSTER – A small section of Route 137 was closed to local traffic on Tuesday, April 14 as a department of public works crew worked to fill a...

Chef Michael Ceraldi. COURTESY PHOTO

LCOC Hosts Third Annual Chef’s Challenge Featuring Famed Chef...

BREWSTER – The Lower Cape Outreach Council is back for its third annual Chef’s Challenge—but this year, the event comes with a new twist. Renowned...

Chatham’s Bob Staake Collaborates With David Sedaris On New Book

CHATHAM – Until last week, Bob Staake had never met David Sedaris, even though they recently collaborated on a children’s book. But as a longtime...

Male flickers wear mustaches. MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION

Nature Connection: The Joy That Is April

Writing this column a week ahead of publication is always tricky at this time of year, because what may be new and exciting the day I write may...

Award-winning Roots Musician Alison Brown Comes To The Orpheum

Grammy and Emmy winning artist Alison Brown and her touring quintet will perform at the Chatham Orpheum Theater on April 24 at 7 p.m., the latest...

Althea Bremner passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8 th at 1:20 PM inBrewster, Massachusetts, surrounded by loved ones. She was 97 years...

Yukiko (Yuki) Yamaguchi Larkin

With grateful and heavy hearts we share the news that the remarkable life of Yukiko (Yuki) Yamaguchi Larkin has come to pass, leaving us...

Anthony Bednarczyk

Anthony was born in New Britain, CT, to the late Anthony and Cecilia Bednarczyk in April 1, 1930. He was the Loving husband of Noreen (Misiaszek) Bednarczyk.Anthony went to...

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High School Sports

Cape Cod Tech sophomore Caden Wiley advances with the ball during the Crusaders’ 11-8 loss to Tri-County on April 2. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

‘Crusader Way’ Raising Cape Tech Boys Lacrosse To New Level

PLEASANT LAKE – All the Cape Cod Tech boys lacrosse team has to do to discern the kind of level their program has reached is turn toward their...

Sophomore Kinsey Lister winds up during Monomoy’s 19-2 win over Falmouth on April 8. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Monomoy Softball Mixing High-Octane Offense With Powerful Pitching...

HARWICH – Not even the full set of five fingers on one hand would be needed to count the number of times Monomoy softball has lost in the regular...

Freshman Harper Wade tags a Sandwich runner out at home plate during Nauset’s 6-5 win last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Warriors Use Walk-Off Win To Continue Fast Start Under New Head Coach

NORTH EASTHAM – The Nauset softball team was already off to their best start in a few years when they added a signature win last week that cemented...

Athlete of the Week

Freshman Liv Sanford hit a home run and two triples to drive in eight runs during Monomoy’s 19-2 win against Falmouth on April 8. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Liv Sanford

HARWICH – Monomoy freshman Liv Sanford hammered three softballs to deep left field in a premier display of power hitting during the Sharks’ 19-2...

Our View: Season Of Renewal

Everywhere we look, the signs of spring are unmistakable. But when it happens on a small stretch of Route 28 by Pleasant Bay, a stretch that passes...

Letters To The Editor: April 16, 2026

Candidate Has Drive Town NeedsEditor:We strongly endorse Randi Potash for the Chatham Select Board. We have known Randi for seven years. We have...

Elements of the proposed first phase of the Eldredge Park redesign will likely need to be cut or delayed to bring the project in at a reduced $3.6 million budget. PHOTO COURTESY TOWN OF ORLEANS

Reduced Scope For Eldredge Park Work Considered

ORLEANS – In an effort to deliver the first phase of the Eldredge Park redesign at a lower cost, the select board is exploring options for reducing...

Cape Cod Tech sophomore Caden Wiley advances with the ball during the Crusaders’ 11-8 loss to Tri-County on April 2. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

‘Crusader Way’ Raising Cape Tech Boys Lacrosse To New Level

PLEASANT LAKE – All the Cape Cod Tech boys lacrosse team has to do to discern the kind of level their program has reached is turn toward their...

On March 24, 1987, Massachusetts First Lady Kitty Dukakis flipped the ceremonial switch bringing WFCC on the air. The photo ran on the Chronicle’s front page that week. FILE PHOTO

Cape Classical WFCC Being Sold To Christian Broadcaster

BREWSTER – Radio station WFCC-FM, which first broadcast nearly 40 years ago from studios in Chatham, and which was home to classical music...

Business: Rewarding Year-rounders, Chatham Business Offers...

Even though the shoulder seasons have become busier in recent years, Lower Cape businesses can still struggle to remain open year-round. Lindsay...

Congressman Bill Keating takes the microphone to discuss the uncertainty the country is currently experiencing from the federal government. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

Keating Talks Federal Uncertainty At Legislative Breakfast

HYANNIS – With a packed house of Cape Cod business owners, local and state leaders addressed the greatest threat to small businesses everywhere:...

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