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The Chatham Orpheum Theater held its annual “Summer Evening” gala at the Wychmere Beach Club last Thursday, July 9. The sold-out event featured shrimp and sushi boats, a lavish buffet and dancing to the Mark Greel Band. Board members, benefactors and theatergoers mixed on the outdoor deck before dinner. Here, Patty Rottneier, Jennifer Brown, Maureen Shea and Dorothy Hearn enjoy the evening view. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

A Fine Summer Evening At Orpheum Gala

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Chatham’s longtime Health Agent Judith Giorgio is retiring July 17 after 22 years on the job. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Chatham’s Longtime Health Agent Retires After 22 Years

CHATHAM – When she became the town’s health agent in 2004, Judith Giorgio had extensive experience in the field, but the changes in the job in the...

Lilly Short and Dylan Meincke are among the staff that will be staying on at Stage Harbor Marina under its new ownership. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Stage Harbor Marine Sold; New Owners Have Local Ties

CHATHAM – Stage Harbor Marine, a landmark along the Mitchell River waterfront for more than 50 years, has been sold to a group of investors with...

Members of the Effortless Steppa, a Brockton-based dance group, perform at last year’s festival.

Cape Verdean Festival In Brooks Park On Saturday

HARWICH – After its upstart performance at the World Cup, Cape Verde will be in the spotlight locally this weekend.The eighth annual Cape Verdean...

Jeff Gregg of GHD, Inc, the town sewer engineers, presented an updated comprehensive wastewater plan to town officials on Monday. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Wanted: Sewer Treatment, Discharge Spots

HARWICH – The town needs to lock down a means of treatment for its wastewater and identify locations where it will place its effluent recharge,...

Affordable Housing Trust Chair Michael MacAskill works on transfer of lease for 265 Sisson Rd. in Monday’s meeting. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Trust To Relinquish Theater Company Lessor Role

HARWICH – Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre, which leases the former recreation building at 265 Sisson Rd., is getting a new...

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Orleans Health and Human Services Director Alex Fitch updates the select board July 1 on plans for a new regional strategic planning committee to help the towns of Orleans, Brewster, Chatham, Harwich and Dennis collaboratively utilize their opioid abatement funding. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Towns Seek Collaborative Approach On Opioid Abatement; Five-Town...

ORLEANS – Communities across Cape Cod have been receiving opioid abatement funding since 2022, the result of a class action lawsuit filed against...

Police Give Overview On Drone Use

ORLEANS – Imagine you’re going about your business when you see a drone flying overhead. It stops for about 30 seconds, then flies away. What do...

Residents and town officials from Orleans, Brewster and Dennis last month discussed options for collaborating on efforts to support coastal resiliency efforts along a shared 14.5-mile stretch of shoreline along Cape Cod Bay. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Regional Approach Considered For Cape Cod Bay Shoreline Protection

Orleans, Brewster and Dennis together share a significant swath of the Cape Cod Bay shoreline. It only makes sense that the towns work together to...

Winona Demello Kangas and Leppelin Brown paint shells provided by the Friends of Pleasant Bay at Brewster Conservation Day, held last Saturday. Sponsored by the Brewster Conservation Trust and held at the Sea Camps Bay Property, the theme of this year’s event was “Conservation Begins at Home.” CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTOS

Bringing The Conservation Message Home

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APCC Cyanobacteria Warnings, Methods Disputed By Brewster Board

BREWSTER – What began two summers ago as a dispute between Brewster health officials and the Association to Preserve Cape Cod over the...

Most of the bottlenose dolphins that stranded on Cape Cod Bay beaches earlier this week were able to swim free at high tide, but five or six perished on the flats. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTOS

Rescuers Respond To Historic Dolphin Stranding

BREWSTER – While beachgoers sunbathed nearby, a drama unfolded on the shore of Cape Cod Bay earlier this week as rescuers responded to a historic...

The team at Jenkins & Sons. JOANNA MEAGER PHOTO

Minding Your Business- Paul Jenkins & Sons

Paul Jenkins & Sons was founded in 1963 by Katy Maguire’s grandfather Paul Jenkins and her great uncle as a local well-drilling business, and...

Arlene Bozich plays Lady Macbeth. COURTESY PHOTO

Shakespeare Festival Returns For Fifth Season: ‘Macbeth’ Resonates...

There’s a long history of Shakespeare being performed outdoors, even in Massachusetts. The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company has been holding free...

Toby Goers plays Baloo the bear in “Jungle Book Kids” at The Academy of Performing Arts. BOB TUCKER/FOCALPOINT STUDIOS PHOTOS

‘Jungle Book Kids’ Perfect Diversion For Youngsters

It’s easy for kids to get lost in summer. With the myriad of ways their attention can be monopolized, finding something for them to engage with...

Celebrating the life of Jerry Gordon

Please join us in celebrating the life of Jerry Gordon Husband- Coach - Friend - PoppySaturday July 18,20262-6pmAt our home- the Nantucket...

Lee Gainey Edwards Dunbar

Cotuit- Lee Gainey Edwards Dunbar, 77, died peacefully while surrounded by family on June 30th after a courageous battle against cancer.Lee was the...

Susan Fuller (Briggs) Pierce

Susan Fuller (Briggs) Pierce, 81, passed away June 4, 2026. A nurse, artist, caregiver, and woman of deep faith, Susan devoted her life to helping...

Other Local Sports

Nauset Storm’s Benjamin Kane dribbles toward Breakers FC’s Laird Parker during Nauset’s 11-0 win Sunday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Nauset Storm Rally From Traffic-Induced Forfeit With Goal Frenzy

NORTH EASTHAM – Everyone — everyone — knows how pervasive, infuriating and debilitating traffic on Cape Cod during the summer can be. That natural...

Mav Russo and Sandy Kelly stand near the net after winning the final match of the women’s advanced bracket at Friends of Chatham Pickleball’s second annual Picklefest tournament Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Winners Crowned, Charity Money Raised At Second Annual Chatham...

CHATHAM – Nearly 50 pickleballers dinked and slammed their way to glory Saturday during a competition for charity held by the game’s local sporting...

Athlete of the Week

Cody Holbert scored five times as part of Nauset Storm’s 11-0 win against Breakers FC on Sunday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Cody Holbert

NORTH EASTHAM – Cody Holbert seemed to genuinely not be able to miss the net during a five-goal output as part of Nauset Storm’s 11-0 win against...

Orleans first baseman Dominic Cadiz (UCLA), pictured at Fenway Park the day prior, went 6-for-6 with a home run and a walk-off base hit in the Firebirds’ 10-9 win over Chatham last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Dominic Cadiz

ORLEANS – Firebirds first baseman Dominic Cadiz (UCLA) couldn’t be quieted at the plate Friday against Chatham in a game that, for Orleans, flipped...

Cape Cod Baseball League

Orleans manager Kelly Nicholson looks on as second baseman Adam Magpoc stands in the batter’s box against Yarmouth-Dennis last Saturday. Nicholson was Magpoc’s math teacher at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Math Teacher, Student Reunite As Manager, Player For Orleans Firebirds

ORLEANS – Walking around the halls of Loyola High School in Los Angeles, Adam Magpoc always knew his algebra teacher, Kelly Nicholson, was a...

Adrian Beltre Jr. (San Diego) stands on the infield dirt at Fenway Park during the Orleans Firebirds’ and the Cape Cod Baseball League’s day of workouts at the historic ballpark June 2. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Fenway Day A Return To Familiar Place For Some Firebirds

BOSTON – For some participating players, the Cape Cod Baseball League’s Fenway Day on June 2 constituted their first ever visits to the historic...

Brady Miller, a Harwich native and Boston College student, made his first home start for the Mariners on Sunday against the Chatham Anglers. Harwich won, 3-2. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

‘Awesome To Be On This Field’: Harwich Native Brady Miller Makes...

HARWICH – Brady Miller has played on these fields before. For Nauset at home at Eldredge Park and away at Dennis-Yarmouth’s Red Wilson Field, or in...

Our View: Letting Go

It’s easy to forget, given the extent of development on the Cape and the crowds that pour into the region in the summer, that we are surrounded by...

Letters To The Editor: July 16, 2026

Bike Regs Will Improve SafetyEditor:Recently The Cape Cod Chronicle published both an article by the Harwich Bikeways Committee and a letter from a...

Our View: A Misguided Decision

From the very first issue of the Chatham Shopper News, the precursor to The Cape Cod Chronicle, dated Dec. 1, 1965: “The five-corner intersection...

Chronicle To Mail Late This Week

Because of a software problem with the U.S. Postal Service, this week's edition of The Cape Cod Chronicle could not be mailed on time Wednesday....

The Chatham Orpheum Theater held its annual “Summer Evening” gala at the Wychmere Beach Club last Thursday, July 9. The sold-out event featured shrimp and sushi boats, a lavish buffet and dancing to the Mark Greel Band. Board members, benefactors and theatergoers mixed on the outdoor deck before dinner. Here, Patty Rottneier, Jennifer Brown, Maureen Shea and Dorothy Hearn enjoy the evening view. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

A Fine Summer Evening At Orpheum Gala

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Police Give Overview On Drone Use

ORLEANS – Imagine you’re going about your business when you see a drone flying overhead. It stops for about 30 seconds, then flies away. What do...

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Remember When July 16, 2026

A view of Chatham Harbor from the fish pier, circa 1970. J. LAZARUS POSTCARD

Remember When July 9, 2026

Captain Eelgrass and Lady “Gull Diva” won the funniest entry award at the 1990 Chatham Independence Day parade. FILE PHOTO

Cape Cod Tech class of 2026 graduate Kaiel Smith speaks during the recent annual board meeting for Behavioral Health Innovators, a nonprofit that provides services to Cape youth experiencing mental health or substance use challenges. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Teen Mental Health, Substance Use Support Group Marks 10 Years;...

PLEASANT LAKE – With more than 40 percent of Massachusetts teens reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, an organization that...

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