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Residents of the Chatham Housing Authority’s congregate housing and members of the Chatham-Harwich Newcomers Club woodworking group pose with new raised garden beds. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Woodworkers Build Raised Beds For Congregate Residents

CHATHAM – Every morning, Amy Crowell visits the new raised garden beds behind the housing authority’s congregate units where she lives to tend the...

See Chatham By Trolley Free Tours Offered During History Month

CHATHAM – Hop on a trolley Saturday, June 20 for a free tour of five historic sites and museums as part of History Month, sponsored by Historic...

Patrick Moffett, Superintendent of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, left, and Acting Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge Manager Caroline Pott in front of the refuge’s new visitor center, which also serves as the visitor center for the Marine National Monument. TIM WOOD PHOTO

New Visitor Center Opens For Monomoy Refuge – And Beyond

CHATHAM – After the Morris Island visitors center was demolished in April 2024 as erosion cut into the nearby coastal bank, the Monomoy National...

Replacement of floats at Barn Hill Landing was one of the waterfront infrastructure projects highlighted during Saturday’s discussion. PHOTO COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS

Good News For Boaters: Chatham Waterways Relatively ‘Stable’

CHATHAM – No one would ever call the town’s waterways “stable.” But right now, conditions are apparently as close to that as they can be. According...

The conceptual plan for upgrades to the Route 28-Crowell Road intersection. The planned pathway along the south side of Route 28 along the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse property has since been dropped. MASSDOT ILLUSTRATION

State To Hold Hearing On Rt. 28-Crowell Rd. Intersection Upgrade

CHATHAM – With a design public hearing scheduled for June 24 on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s proposed upgrades to the Route...

Chatham’s beach patrol keeps an eye on Lighthouse Beach last summer. The town will close public beaches an hour early during the July 4 holiday to forestall illegal beach parties. FILE PHOTO

Early Beach Closures Approved For July 4 Holiday To Forestall Large...

CHATHAM – Last summer, the town curtailed the open hours at public beaches over the July 4 holiday to try to forestall large, illegal gatherings...

State Representative Hadley Luddy talks to supporters at Pizza Shark in Chatham Sunday, where she announced plans to seek a second term. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Luddy Announces State Rep Re-election Campaign

CHATHAM – In her first term as Fourth Barnstable District state representative, Hadley Luddy filed 43 bills, many of them home rule legislation...

Crowds along the Chatham July 4 parade route can be thick, and it can be difficult for those with mobility issues to get downtown on the holiday morning. A viewing area for seniors and others with mobility difficulties is being set aside this year at the public works department on Crowell Road. FILE PHOTO

Parade Viewing Area Set Aside For Seniors

CHATHAM – For many seniors, especially those with mobility issues, getting downtown to watch the Independence Day parade can be a challenge. A lot...

New Upweller Bids Below Cost Estimates

CHATHAM – After the initial bid on the mechanical systems for the new shellfish upweller at 90 Bridge St. came in substantially higher than...

The Center for Active Living will become a construction site in the next few weeks. The center will close June 12. Staff will relocate to the community center and programs will resume on June 22. TIM WOOD PHOTO

The Big Move: CFAL Closes To Relocate To Com Center

CHATHAM – At the Center for Active Living on Stepping Stones Road, boxes are piled up in offices, stickers denoting different destinations decorate...

Developer Pennrose is proposing to direct pedestrian traffic from its Meetinghouse Road affordable housing development onto the Old Colony Rail Trail and across the road at this crosswalk. Critics say the developer should build a sidewalk along the roadway instead. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Pedestrian Access, Sidewalks A Concern With Meetinghouse Rd. Project

CHATHAM – The question of how residents, especially youngsters, will get to and from the proposed affordable housing development on Meetinghouse...

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Scammers Impersonate Town Permitting Agents

CHATHAM – If you’ve got a project that requires a town permit from the historical commission, conservation commission, planning board or zoning...

The boathouse at 90 Bridge St. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Bridge St. Costs Escalate; Boathouse Renovation, Upweller Bids...

CHATHAM – A lot of celebration accompanied the arrival back in town of the former Stage Harbor Coast Guard boathouse in March. Now that the...

Members of the Women of Fishing Families listen during Sunday’s Blessing of the Fleet.

Fleet Blessing Recognizes Risks And Rewards Of Fishing

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Brett Tolley talks with students at Chatham Elementary School about how local fishermen catch monkfish, which was on the cafeteria’s menu. COURTESY PHOTO

Locally Caught Monkfish A Hit At Monomoy Schools: Chatham...

CHATHAM – It isn’t always easy to get kids to try new foods. But parents might take a page from the Chatham Harvesters Cooperative playbook. A year...

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