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The Chatham Community Center serves as the town’s main personal care site. The select board last week rejected a proposal to develop a local full-scale emergency shelter. FILE PHOTO

Chatham To Stick With Current Emergency Shelter Plan

December 10, 2025

CHATHAM – The town will continue to rely on a regional shelter for prolonged emergencies, while the community center will remain an emergency...

Santa leads the Light Parade during last year’s Christmas by the Sea. This year’s holiday celebration begins Friday and continues throughout the weekend. FILE PHOTO

Chatham Celebrates Christmas By The Sea This Weekend

December 10, 2025

CHATHAM – A weekend full of events and activities is in store for the town’s annual Christmas by the Sea celebration, sponsored by the chamber of...

The newest rendering of the renovated Center for Active Living. CATALYST ARCHITECTS

Board OKs New CFAL Renovation Plan; Will Require $1.85M Debt Exclusion

December 10, 2025

CHATHAM – The select board hopes that by controlling costs while adding back some key features, they’ve come up with the special sauce that will...

The Coast Guard has been shuttling Santa Claus from the outer beach, where his reindeer and sleigh are parked, to the Chatham Fish Pier for many years now. This year was a bit different, with the agency not only giving Santa a ride but also escorting him in with a helicopter flyover. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

Santa Gets Coast Guard Escort Into Chatham

December 10, 2025

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The playhouse at the former Monomoy Theatre property. FILE PHOTO

Monomoy Theatre Demo Denial Appealed; Playhouse Is Not Historical...

December 5, 2025

CHATHAM – The owner of the former Monomoy Theatre property is asking the select board to allow the demolition of the former playhouse at 776 Main...

Library Site Upgrade Could Start In Spring

December 3, 2025

CHATHAM – Long-awaited work to improve the grounds of the Eldredge Public Library to improve accessibility and safety could get underway as early...

The Tale of the Cod has been a mainstay on Chatham’s Main Street for more than 60 years. The property has been sold and the shop will be closing. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Tale Of The Cod To Close Doors After 65 Years

December 3, 2025

CHATHAM – William Haetinger recalls one summer when the golden cod that adorns the Tale of the Cod sign was stolen. At the time, the business was...

Use of Chatham Airport by larger aircraft, such as this one seen at a recent airport open house, motivated critics to seek to ban the planes. FILE PHOTO

AG Overturns Airplane Ban

December 3, 2025

CHATHAM – A bylaw that sought to ban large aircraft from Chatham Municipal Airport is not legal, the state Attorney General’s Office has...

The single-engine plane suffered substantial damage after overrunning the northeast end of the runway late Sunday afternoon, but no one was hurt. CPD PHOTO

No Injuries When Plane Overruns Runway

December 2, 2025

CHATHAM – No one was hurt when a single-engine airplane overran the runway after landing at Chatham Airport late Sunday afternoon and crashing...

The select board will hold a special meeting to review updated plans for the Center for Active Living on Wednesday, Dec. 3. FILE PHOTO

Special Session Schedule To Air Latest CFAL Plans

November 26, 2025

CHATHAM – The select board has scheduled a special meeting to review the latest plans and financial projections for the renovation of the Center...

A rendering of Pennrose’s proposed affordable housing development on the former Buckley property at 1533 Main St. UNION ARCHITECTS ILLUSTRATION

ZBA OK’s Main Street Housing On 3-2 Vote

November 26, 2025

CHATHAM – By the slimmest possible margin, the zoning board of appeals voted Monday to conditionally approve the 48-unit affordable housing project...

Board Votes To Move Forward With 127 Old Harbor Rd. Housing

November 26, 2025

CHATHAM – The select board voted unanimously last week to move ahead with housing design guidelines for the town property at 127 Old Harbor Rd. The...

Jersey barriers restrict vehicles from a portion of the Barn Hill town landing after the bulkhead was found to be unsafe. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Failing Bulkhead Prompts Barn Hill Road Restrictions

November 21, 2025

CHATHAM – Restrictions were put in place at the Barn Hill town landing Friday after an inspection showed that the bulkhead was failing. According...

A rendering of Pennrose’s proposed affordable housing development on the former Buckley property at 1533 Main St. Zoning board of appeals members indicated they’d like to see a management building, at the center front of the property, eliminated from the plans. UNION ARCHITECTS ILLUSTRATION

ZBA Straw Poll: Thumbs Up On Main St. Housing

November 19, 2025

CHATHAM – In a straw poll at its Nov. 13 meeting, zoning board of appeals members indicated that they support approval of a comprehensive permit...

From left: Deputy Police Chief Lou Malzone, Sergeant Elizabeth Thompson, Officer Richard Spaulding, Officer Joe Pagliaro and Chief of Police Michael Anderson. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

Chatham First Responders Recognized With Lifesaving Awards

November 19, 2025

CHATHAM – Every day, those who work in public safety face the prospect of responding to emergencies where split-second decisions can mean life or...

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