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Brad Lussier got more than he bargained for when he found this rare pearl inside an oyster recently at the Barley Neck Inn. PHOTO COURTESY BRAD LUSSIER

Rare Find At Barley Neck Makes For Perfect Valentine’s Gift

February 19, 2025

ORLEANS – You never know what you’ll find when you go out for oysters. Just ask Brad Lussier. The Orleans resident was out with friends partaking...

The long-awaited Pennrose housing development at 19 West Rd. is taking shape, with construction expected to be completed this spring. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Lottery Now Open For Pennrose Units

February 19, 2025

ORLEANS – At the site of the former Cape Cod Five headquarters on West Road, the Pennrose affordable housing development, a project that has been...

A request to fund the design and construction of a new fire station is expected to go before Orleans voters at May’s annual town meeting. FILE PHOTO

Fire Station Funding Leads Capital Improvement Requests

February 19, 2025

ORLEANS – After years of discussion, research and false starts, a request for funding to design and build a new fire station is expected to go...

Tim Harrison of AECOM talks to residents who are due to connect to town sewer as part of the upcoming third phase of sewer work. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Residents Advised Not To Wait On Sewer Connections

February 12, 2025

ORLEANS – Construction on the third phase of town sewering is still more than a year away from getting started. But town officials last week left...

Orleans’ human services advisory committee is accepting grant applications from nonprofits for funding through Feb. 14. FILE PHOTO

Human Services Committee Sees Benefits Of Regionalization

February 6, 2025

ORLEANS – With the word “regionalization” coming up more and more in conversations around town hall, the town’s human services advisory committee,...

At three stories, the Orleans Waterfront Inn and Restaurant is one of the taller buildings along Route 6A from Skaket Corners to the Eastham Rotary. But a recent draft analysis of the area said that buildings with greater height could help attract needed development. FILE PHOTO

Draft: Higher Buildings Could Be Beneficial Along 6A

February 5, 2025

ORLEANS – When it comes to zoning, bigger isn’t always better, especially on rural Cape Cod.But while residents and local zoning and planning...

Brand Tapped As Next Nauset Superintendent

February 5, 2025

ORLEANS – Glenn Brand went into his interview with the Nauset Regional School Committee last week as a Nauset parent. He left as the district’s new...

As sewering continues in the area of Meetinghouse Pond, town officials are looking ahead to the start of the third phase of sewer work. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Phase 3 Sewer Funding Request Slated For May Town Meeting

January 30, 2025

ORLEANS – As construction on the second phase of sewering enters its final stages, the town is gearing up for the start of the third phase of...

The Orleans select board last week voted to stand behind the historical commission’s vote from November to impose a demolition delay bylaw on a property on Standish Road, but with a six-month delay instead of a year. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Select Board Upholds Demolition Delay Decision

January 29, 2025

ORLEANS – The select board last week unanimously voted to stand behind a decision from the town’s historical commission in November to impose a...

Tony Davis, owner of Arey's Pond Boat Yard in Orleans, captains a 22-foot XFC catboat that the boat yard custom built for a client. Davis will make a presentation on how the boat was made during this weekend’s Boat Builders Show on Cape Cod in Hyannis. PHOTO COURTESY TYLER FIELDS

Hyannis Show Sheds Light On Custom Boat Building

January 29, 2025

ORLEANS – Four years ago, a customer came to Tony Davis with a very specific challenge. Build one of the fastest catboats that’s ever sailed. “So...

The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit Orleans hosted this year’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast Monday. Held by the Nauset Interfaith Association’s MLK Action Team, the event celebrates individuals on the Cape for their work in carrying out Dr. King’s mission of racial justice and equality. This year, Jeanne Morrison of Barnstable was honored with the MLK Racial Justice Advocate Award. Karen Boujoukos, chair of the Nauset Interfaith Association’s MLK Action Team, is shown here giving the award to Morrison. COURTESY PHOTO

Morrison Honored At MLK Breakfast

January 23, 2025

The town’s wastewater treatment facility, which consumes more energy than any other municipal building in Orleans, is being looked at as a potential site for a ground-mounted solar array that could help defray those costs. FILE PHOTO

Orleans Identifies Four Sites For Future Solar Projects

January 22, 2025

ORLEANS – The town will soon go out to bid to find options for potentially bringing solar to four municipal buildings. The select board on Jan. 8...

Alex Fitch heads the newly rebranded health and human services department in Orleans. The new department aims to more broadly address the town’s public health needs. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

How Orleans Is Rethinking Public Health

January 22, 2025

ORLEANS – When Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005, Alex Fitch had to decide whether or not to return there. Fitch, then a college...

Orleans resident Rick Francolini addresses the select board Jan. 8 about plans for hosting a Pride Month weekend in town in June. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Planning In Progress For Orleans Pride Weekend

January 16, 2025

ORLEANS – June is recognized around the world as Pride Month. This year, planning is underway to bring celebrations of queer and LGBTQ+ culture...

The Nauset regional school committee has three finalists to consider to be the district’s next superintendent of schools. FILE PHOTO

Finalists Identified For Nauset Superintendent Job

January 15, 2025

ORLEANS – Three candidates have emerged as finalists to be the next superintendent of the Nauset Public Schools. In a statement Jan. 14, the...

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