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Select Board, Committees Weigh In On Buoy Removal: Would Compromise...

CHATHAM – It’s safe to say that nobody is in favor of the U.S. Coast Guard’s proposal to remove four local aids to navigation that waterways...

WOFF’s pink boots were present to accept donations. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

‘Fair Weather And Smooth Sailing’ - Annual Blessing Of The Chatham...

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The town’s high-water rescue vehicle passes through a flooded neighborhood in Little Beach. The new online survey judges how concerned respondents are about flooding and various other threats from climate change. FILE PHOTO

Town Launches Climate Change Survey To Help Understand Risks And...

CHATHAM – When you think of climate change, what worries you most? And would you support changing regulations or spending taxpayer money to fight...

Select Board member Peter Piekarski is looking for town administrator search firm outlines. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Board Will Pursue Firm For Town Administrator Search

HARWICH – The select board has agreed to interview three firms to assist in searching for a new town administrator. Select board member Peter...

The Harwich Elementary School’s Garden Club delivers seedlings to 204 Sisson for planting in the People’s Garden last Thursday afternoon. COURTESY PHOTO

From People's Garden To People's Fridge

HARWICH – The health department is expanding its food production and access program for residents.Last year the department opened the People’s...

Donald Howell was elected Harwich Select Board's new chair on Monday night. FILE PHOTO

Howell Chosen As Select Board Chair

HARWICH – The select board Monday elected longtime member Donald Howell as the new chair. He replaces Jeffrey Handler, who made it clear...

Southcoast Health

This clamming boat owned by Orleans resident Chris Viprino was destroyed in a fire in Wellfleet in April. A GoFundMe campaign has so far raised more than $24,000 to help him get back to clamming this season. PHOTO COURTESY EMILY VIPRINOThis clamming boat owned by Orleans resident Chris Viprino was destroyed in a fire in Wellfleet in April. A GoFundMe campaign has so far raised more than $24,000 to help him get back to clamming this season. PHOTO COURTESY EMILY VIPRINO

After Boat Fire, Orleans Family Ready To Rebuild Their Dream

ORLEANS – Emily Viprino was heading out the door with her youngest son to catch a flight to Florida when her husband, Chris, came running down the...

The zoning board of appeals on May 21 voted to award a special permit to allow storage operations at this building at 260 Route 6A, including the use of 21 outside storage containers. FILE PHOTO

Special Permit Granted For Route 6A Storage Operation

ORLEANS – A special permit was granted last month to allow storage operations at a commercial building at 260 Route 6A. The permit allows the...

Jeni Landers began in her new role as executive director of the Center for Developmental Disabilities at Cape Cod Village on May 15. COURTESY PHOTO

Cape Cod Village Welcomes New Center Director

ORLEANS – Jeni Landers has spent so much of her time working with and advocating for local nonprofits that it started to feel like a full-time...

Taken in 2010, this photo of the path to the beach on the Sea Camps Bay Property shows how much the beach has changed over the years. JOHN PHELAN PHOTO

Town Seeks Grants To Offset Sea Camps Costs

BREWSTER – Last fall, residents voted against an $11.4 million debt exclusion requested to fund the implementation of the Sea Camps comprehensive...

Brett Tolley chats with students at Eddy Elementary, getting them excited to try monkfish at lunchtime the following day. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO

School Of Fish: A Co-op Is Serving Up Local Catch For Nauset Students

BREWSTER – Visitors from around the world come to Cape Cod for the fresh seafood, so why don’t local students ever see seafood on the menu at...

Select Board Votes On Reorganization And Committee Appointments

BREWSTER – On Monday, the select board voted unanimously on a reorganization of the board: Mary Chaffee will serve as chair, Amanda Bebrin will serve as vice chair and Ned...

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center volunteer Jeff Gordon helped prepare the exhibit. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTOS

Can You Keep A Really Big Secret? New Marconi Center Exhibit...

CHATHAMPORT – The year is 1942, and Chatham is coming to grips with wartime existence: rationing, air raid drills, preparation for a potential...

Dr. Pippa Norris. COURTESY PHOTO

Academic Freedom Talk To Highlight Eldredge Library Annual Meeting

What does academic freedom on a college campus mean today? As universities face threats of government defunding and charges are raised of...

Bob Gaudreau serves Chatham Bars Inn Signature Rose.

Cape Cod Clambake with a taste of Provence

“Vibrant, delicious and fun.” Those were the three words Bob Gaudreau, CEO of the Provence Group, used to describe the signature rosé of Chatham...

March 13, 2025, Chatham lost a kindred spirit. To the casual Chatham observer Leo Hoogenboom (9/21/1928 – 3/13/2025) was “just another tourist”...

Russell Francis Campanelli

Russell Francis Campanelli was born in 1943 to Margaret and Joseph Campanelli in Brockton Massachusetts and was raised along with his younger...

Elizabeth Scrimgeour

Elizabeth Scrimgeour, 95, of Green Valley AZ passed away peacefully on May 14, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was born on March 29 1930 in...

CCRTA

Senior Sawyer McCutchen passes the ball during Nauset’s 20-6 tournament win Monday against Montachusett. He scored four first-quarter goals in the first round game. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Sawyer McCutchen

NORTH EASTHAM – Less than eight minutes had gone by during Nauset boys lacrosse’s first game of the Division 3 state tournament Monday, and senior...

Senior captain Lucy Bates cradles the ball during Monomoy’s 16-7 loss last Friday to North Reading in the first round of the Division 4 state tournament. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Monomoy Girls Lacrosse Runs Out Of Time In State Tournament

NORTH READING – To head coach Brendan Pursel, the Monomoy girls lacrosse team didn’t lose. They just ran out of time.That message, coupled with the...

Carley Stauffer will be Monomoy’s next girls basketball coach, the school announced last Friday. MONOMOY ATHLETICS PHOTO

Monomoy Announces New Girls Basketball Coach

HARWICH – A new coach will lead the Monomoy girls basketball team next season, the school announced last Friday.Carley Stauffer has been hired as...

High School Sports

Carley Stauffer will be Monomoy’s next girls basketball coach, the school announced last Friday. MONOMOY ATHLETICS PHOTO

Monomoy Announces New Girls Basketball Coach

HARWICH – A new coach will lead the Monomoy girls basketball team next season, the school announced last Friday.Carley Stauffer has been hired as...

Senior captain Lucy Bates cradles the ball during Monomoy’s 16-7 loss last Friday to North Reading in the first round of the Division 4 state tournament. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Monomoy Girls Lacrosse Runs Out Of Time In State Tournament

NORTH READING – To head coach Brendan Pursel, the Monomoy girls lacrosse team didn’t lose. They just ran out of time.That message, coupled with the...

Junior captain Julia Kipperman runs with the ball during Nauset’s 17-15 win last Thursday against Archbishop Williams in the first round of the Division 3 state tournament. Kipperman scored 12 goals. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Nauset Wins Back-And-Forth First Round Tournament Game

NORTH EASTHAM – After beating Bishop Stang over a month ago, Nauset girls lacrosse senior captain Abby Powers said she hoped the team could start a...

Athlete of the Week

Senior Sawyer McCutchen passes the ball during Nauset’s 20-6 tournament win Monday against Montachusett. He scored four first-quarter goals in the first round game. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Sawyer McCutchen

NORTH EASTHAM – Less than eight minutes had gone by during Nauset boys lacrosse’s first game of the Division 3 state tournament Monday, and senior...

Freshman Katie Connolly hit a triple and two doubles with three RBIs in Nauset’s 15-3 win Friday against St. John Paul II. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Katie Connolly

NORTH EASTHAM – Eighth grade and freshman players composed nearly three quarters of Nauset’s softball roster this year.One of those underclassmen...

Our View: Now More Than Ever, Be Hurricane-Ready

It’s an old saw we hear every year: the next big Cape Cod hurricane is a matter of when, not if. So we’ve been reminding readers for years about...

Letters To The Editor: June 5, 2025

Remember Your Flag Etiquette Editor:While driving through Harwich and Chatham on Memorial Day, it was uplifting to see all the American flags on...

Our View: Save A Mug For Us

It might be hard to believe, but something as simple as a cup of coffee can change a life. We are happy to report this week that the Grateful Mug...

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center volunteer Jeff Gordon helped prepare the exhibit. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTOS

Can You Keep A Really Big Secret? New Marconi Center Exhibit...

CHATHAMPORT – The year is 1942, and Chatham is coming to grips with wartime existence: rationing, air raid drills, preparation for a potential...

The town’s high-water rescue vehicle passes through a flooded neighborhood in Little Beach. The new online survey judges how concerned respondents are about flooding and various other threats from climate change. FILE PHOTO

Town Launches Climate Change Survey To Help Understand Risks And...

CHATHAM – When you think of climate change, what worries you most? And would you support changing regulations or spending taxpayer money to fight...

The grant seeks to defray the cost of a new shellfish propagation upweller, to be housed in the restored Coast Guard boathouse to be located at 90 Bridge St. COURTESY ILLUSTRATION

Town Seeks State Grant For Shellfish Upweller

CHATHAM – Plans are well underway for the new multipurpose shorefront project at 90 Bridge St., and the town is now seeking state funds to help...

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Ticks are hard to see and can carry Lyme disease. FILE PHOTO

Health Page: Tick Season Is Here, Parents Warned To Protect Children

As warmer weather arrives on Cape Cod, the risk of tick bites and the serious illnesses they can cause increases. Among the most vulnerable are...

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