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    Cape Associates 1 june

    Police: Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Has Died

    CHATHAM -- Police report that a person struck by a vehicle on Main Street in West Chatham...

    Police: Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Has Died
    CHATHAM -- Police report that a person struck by a vehicle on Main Street in West Chatham...
    The sign on the front gate of the former Marceline salvage yard indicates the property is under contract, but plans for the 29-acre site remain a mystery. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

    Marceline Salvage Land Under Contract Plans Rem...

    HARWICH – The 29-acre former Marceline salvage property located along Pleasant Lake Avenue across...

    Marceline Salvage Land Under Contract Plans Rem...
    HARWICH – The 29-acre former Marceline salvage property located along Pleasant Lake Avenue across...

    Harwich Experiencing Hot Real Estate Market

     HARWICH – Local real estate sales have been red hot here and in other Lower Cape towns. The...

    Harwich Experiencing Hot Real Estate Market
     HARWICH – Local real estate sales have been red hot here and in other Lower Cape towns. The...
    NOAA FISHERIES PHOTO

    A New Apex Predator In Local Waters: Dusky Shar...

    NORTH CHATHAM – In the summer of 2023, the public beaches near Great Point, Nantucket, were...

    A New Apex Predator In Local Waters: Dusky Shar...
    NORTH CHATHAM – In the summer of 2023, the public beaches near Great Point, Nantucket, were...

    Residential Tax Exemption Explained; Board To T...

    CHATHAM – In a little more than a month, the select board will take a formal vote to implement a...

    Residential Tax Exemption Explained; Board To T...
    CHATHAM – In a little more than a month, the select board will take a formal vote to implement a...
    The old house at 45 School St., on left, sits on a rise behind a large hedge. GOOGLE MAPS PHOTO

    Old Village Streetscape At Risk? Commission Sen...

    CHATHAM – When the Old Village National Historic District was established in 2001, one of the...

    Old Village Streetscape At Risk? Commission Sen...
    CHATHAM – When the Old Village National Historic District was established in 2001, one of the...
    The Sweetwater Forest Cape Cod Family Campground has seen a drop in activity this summer. RICH ELDRED PHOTO

    Economy, Gas Prices Impacting Local Campgrounds

    BREWSTER – Campgrounds used to dot the Cape, attracting those who’d rather rough it a bit as...

    Economy, Gas Prices Impacting Local Campgrounds
    BREWSTER – Campgrounds used to dot the Cape, attracting those who’d rather rough it a bit as...
    Town Clerk Julie Smith, left, swears in new Chatham Police Chief Louis Malzone. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

    Chatham’s New Police Chief, Deputy Sworn In

    CHATHAM – The town’s new police chief and deputy police chief were sworn in during a change of...

    Chatham’s New Police Chief, Deputy Sworn In
    CHATHAM – The town’s new police chief and deputy police chief were sworn in during a change of...
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    Police: Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Has Died
    July 29, 2026
    CHATHAM -- Police report that a person struck by a vehicle on Main Street in West Chatham Saturday morning has died from injuries sustained in the...
    Guests enjoyed an array of tasty food and drinks from all over Chatham at Monday’s Taste of Chatham at Chase Park. The sold-out event benefited Monomoy Community Services. CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTOS Picnic In The Park
    July 29, 2026
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    NOAA FISHERIES PHOTO A New Apex Predator In Local Waters: Dusky Sharks Another Reason...
    July 29, 2026
    NORTH CHATHAM – In the summer of 2023, the public beaches near Great Point, Nantucket, were closed to swimmers in early July because so many people...
    Harwich
    Matt Sutphin was appointed Harwich’s representative to the Cape Cod Commission on Monday. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO Harwich Board Appoints Sutphin To ‘Shake Up’ Cape Cod Commission
    July 29, 2026
     HARWICH – The select board made it clear on Monday that they were looking for a Cape Cod Commission representative who will alter the way the...
    The sign on the front gate of the former Marceline salvage yard indicates the property is under contract, but plans for the 29-acre site remain a mystery. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO Marceline Salvage Land Under Contract Plans Remain A Mystery
    July 29, 2026
    HARWICH – The 29-acre former Marceline salvage property located along Pleasant Lake Avenue across from the Route 6 interchange has a purchase and...
    Police Chief Kevin Considine presents a July Fourth weekend report to the select board. FILE PHOTO Preparation Serves Harwich Well Over July 4 Holiday Weekend
    July 29, 2026
     HARWICH – Preparation is an important component when addressing crowd conditions, Police Chief Kevin Considine said during a presentation to the...
    Chatham Jewelers summer 2026 10
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    Orleans
    The Barnstable zoning board of appeals on July 22 voted to overturn a determination from the town’s building commissioner that a new homeless shelter proposed at 460 West Main St. is an allowable non-conforming use. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Barnstable ZBA Votes Down Proposed Homeless Shelter
    July 29, 2026
    HYANNIS – A plan to convert offices on Hyannis’ West Main Street into a larger space for the Saint Joseph’s House shelter was denied by...
    The new agricultural barn at Putnam Farm offers growers space to wash, pack and cold-store their produce onsite. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS New Barn A Boon To Putnam Farm
    July 29, 2026
    ORLEANS – John Jannell can still picture the “derelict greenhouses,” potting sheds and log cabin that used to stand on Putnam Farm when the town...
    Cryptocurrency kiosks such as this one inside the Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Orleans could be prohibited with the passage of a new bylaw that is being drafted for this fall’s special town meeting. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Proposed Article Would Ban Crypto Kiosks
    July 22, 2026
    ORLEANS – Should a proposed bylaw pass with voters at this fall’s special town meeting, it would mark the end for cryptocurrency kiosks in...
    Brewster
    The Sweetwater Forest Cape Cod Family Campground has seen a drop in activity this summer. RICH ELDRED PHOTO Economy, Gas Prices Impacting Local Campgrounds
    July 29, 2026
    BREWSTER – Campgrounds used to dot the Cape, attracting those who’d rather rough it a bit as opposed to lodging in a motel room for a week. Those...
    Brewster Book Store Operations Manager Emma Lang shows off the space behind the 2648 Main St. shop the staff calls its “secret garden,” where on this Thursday evening, July 30, the store will host 17 Cape Cod authors and their books for an event they are calling “Rising Tides: Local Author Book Bash” between 5:30 and 7 p.m. ANDY KIRKALDY PHOTO Meet 17 Local Authors At Brewster Book Store Event
    July 29, 2026
     BREWSTER – The folks at Brewster Book Store are asking readers a question: What’s better than meeting and greeting a local author who has written...
    Members of the IFAW marine mammal rescue team kept watch at Skaket Beach last Tuesday, looking for signs that the dolphins might come ashore again. IFAW PHOTO Historic Dolphin Stranding: What We Learned
    July 22, 2026
    BREWSTER – There are plausible theories, but no definitive explanations, for the largest recorded mass stranding of bottlenose dolphins in the...
    Features
    Allison Read and Rick Carlson of the family-owned franchise Cruise Planners based in Mashpee and Hyannis. COURTESY PHOTO Minding Your Business- Cruise Planners
    July 29, 2026
    “Our business is a full-service travel agency, so we do everything from land vacations to river cruises to ocean vacations to weekend getaways, and...
    A Family Story With A Twist: New Memoir Presents A ‘Snapshot Of An...
    July 29, 2026
    For over a century, one Chatham house has served as the gathering spot for five generations of a family.This is the house, listed on the National...
    Mr. Toad (Cathy Ode) takes the wheel from Motorcar Owner (Ruben Cagnie) as his daughter  (Stella Seufert) rides “shotgun.” BOB TUCKER/FOCALPOINT STUDIOS PHOTOS Theater Review: CCTC/HJT’s ‘Wind in the Willows’ Is A Great Family...
    July 28, 2026
     "Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats,” or maybe messing...
    Obituaries
    John Peter Vario
    July 28, 2026
    John Peter Vario passed away suddenly on July 20, 2026, at the age of 70.  John Peter Vario was born on April 18, 1956, and was a resident of...
    James P. Mackey III
    July 28, 2026
    James P. Mackey III of Orleans MA, Vienna, VA and Brookline, MA passed away in his sleep on Cape Cod July 17, 2026His 41-year career in Washington...
    Joan LeRoy Woelfel
    July 28, 2026
    Joan LeRoy Woelfel passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at the age of 90.  Joan was born in her family home on Arborway Drive in...
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    Other Local Sports
    The hurdles group of Riptide Running Cape Cod practices during a program session last Monday at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Athletic ‘Aspirations From All Over’ Find Home During Summer With...
    July 29, 2026
    SOUTH YARMOUTH – It’s eight in the morning on a bright and sunny Monday, and the members of Riptide Running Cape Cod are already about half an hour...
    Karl Ganshirt, 64, of Mid Cape Door looks at a pitch hitting for Team National during the Division 2 All-Star Game against Team American on Friday, part of four total showcase games held by the Cape Cod Senior Softball League. Team American won, 14-5. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Third Annual All-Star Games Showcase Cape Cod Senior Softball...
    July 22, 2026
    HARWICH – Van Khachadoorian sat at a shaded bench and looked out at the action unfolding on Memorial Field during one of the Cape Cod Senior...
    High School Sports
    Sushi, the golden retriever of Nauset girls lacrosse head coach Heather Stevens, died at the age of 11 on June 29. Sushi was a therapy dog at Nauset Regional High School and attended every girls lacrosse practice and home game. PHOTOS COURTESY HEATHER STEVENS Sushi, Nauset Coach’s Golden Retriever Who Attended Girls Lacrosse...
    July 22, 2026
    NORTH EASTHAM – Sushi the golden retriever loved food and swimming. She was independent, liked walks and had a mini goldendoodle a third of her...
    Athlete of the Week
    Jacob Lee (Virginia Commonwealth) has swatted six home runs as a catcher and designated hitter for the Brewster Whitecaps this summer. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Jacob Lee
    July 29, 2026
    SOUTH YARMOUTH – Jacob Lee (Virginia Commonwealth) is a home run hitter. That was true before he ever stepped foot on the Cape this summer. A...
    Chatham right-hander Angel Cervantes (UCLA) started the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game for the East Division, which was later cancelled due to rain at Whitehouse Field last Saturday. CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Angel Cervantes
    July 22, 2026
    HARWICH – Chatham right-hander Angel Cervantes was one of the lucky ones.Just two pitchers managed to see the field for the East Division before...
    Cape Cod Baseball League
    Vermont natives Oliver Pudvar, a pitcher for the Chatham Anglers out of UConn, and Chase Whitman, a student at Bryant University, grew Chip’s Sunflower Seeds from an idea originally created for a high school business class. PHOTO COURTESY CHASE WHITMAN Chatham Pitcher, Partner Grow Sunflower Seed Brand Through Cape...
    July 29, 2026
    Scan the fringes of a baseball field right in front of the dugouts, and you’ll quickly realize that sunflower seeds are as much a part of the...
    Brewster Whitecaps first baseman Dane Harvey (Ohio State) high fives teammates in the dugout after scoring last Friday against Orleans. Brewster won 6-3. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Brewster Surging As Cape League Regular Season Nears End
    July 29, 2026
    SOUTH YARMOUTH – Yarmouth-Dennis seemed unstoppable. As recently as July 10, the Red Sox led the East Division with a 10-point cushion (equivalent...
    Harwich Mariners first baseman Quinton Coats (Cincinnati) swings at a pitch during the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game at Whitehouse Field last Saturday. The game was suspended in the third inning and subsequently cancelled due to rain. CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTOS Rain Brings Abrupt End To Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game In...
    July 22, 2026
    HARWICH – The 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star at Whitehouse Field had no final result Saturday. There was no winner, no loser. No MVP awards...
    Opinion
    Our View: When Towns Nurture Leaders, Communities Win
    July 29, 2026
    A couple of decades ago, when one of our towns was seeking a new department head, a joke was circulating among the workers: What’s the definition...
    Letters To The Editor: July 30, 2026
    July 29, 2026
    Tax Code Reform NecessaryEditor:If you are a grandparent living on Cape Cod, you welcome the summer to enjoy your children and grandchildren; yet...
    Our View: Breathtaking Generosity
    July 22, 2026
    Longtime readers know that we run two Helping Neighbors campaigns for the Family Pantry each year, one in the summer and one around the holidays....
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    Police: Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Has Died
    July 29, 2026
    CHATHAM -- Police report that a person struck by a vehicle on Main Street in West Chatham Saturday morning has died from injuries sustained in the...
    The sign on the front gate of the former Marceline salvage yard indicates the property is under contract, but plans for the 29-acre site remain a mystery. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO Marceline Salvage Land Under Contract Plans Remain A Mystery
    July 29, 2026
    HARWICH – The 29-acre former Marceline salvage property located along Pleasant Lake Avenue across from the Route 6 interchange has a purchase and...
    Harwich Experiencing Hot Real Estate Market
    July 29, 2026
     HARWICH – Local real estate sales have been red hot here and in other Lower Cape towns. The Boston Business Journal reported this week that...
    Remember When
    Remember When July 30, 2026
    July 29, 2026
    Chatham’s Lighthouse Beach after installation of a new revetment and stairs in 1996. FILE PHOTO
    Remember When July 23, 2026
    July 22, 2026
    Removing columns from Brooks Academy, 2006. FILE PHOTO
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