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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...

Prefabricated units arrived this week for the 14-unit affordable housing project at 107 Main St. Additional materials will be staged on the Governor Prence property. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

107 Main St. Housing Units Arrive

January 15, 2025

ORLEANS – Residents will see some activity at the site of the former Governor Prence Inn beginning this week. But that doesn’t mean that work to...

Even though a state construction grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners was not awarded to the town of Orleans, library trustees are moving ahead with plans for a new Snow Library. FILE PHOTO

Orleans Misses Out On Library Grant

January 15, 2025

ORLEANS – A state grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners that would have covered a significant portion of the cost of building...

Property owners in Orleans can apply for grant funding through the town to help offset the cost of connecting to town sewer. PHOTO COURTESY TOWN OF ORLEANS

Orleans Announces Sewer Grant Program

January 9, 2025

ORLEANS – As sewer construction progresses, town officials are working to help people cover the cost of planning and making their connections. The...

Parents have raised issues with instances of racial bullying at Nauset Regional Middle School that took place last year, but school and district administrators say incidents of bullying and cyberbullying have since been on the decline. FILE PHOTO

Reported Incidents Shed Light On Racial Bullying

January 8, 2025

ORLEANS – Damien was in Boston when he got the news no parent is ever prepared for. In the spring of last year, his son, then an eighth grader at...

Investigation Clears Middle School Principal

January 8, 2025

ORLEANS – An investigation into allegations of intimidation and bullying brought by a former Nauset Regional Middle School employee has found no...

Beacon Room owners Kate Roche and Kim Premny have put their popular Orleans restaurant on the market. Roche bought the restaurant in 1996, and she and Premny have been running it together for the last 25 years. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Beacon Room Owners Put Restaurant On The Market

January 1, 2025

ORLEANS – Sometimes it’s just time for a change. For Kate Roche and Kim Premny, co-owners of the Beacon Room, that means testing the market after a...

Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll was on hand for a ceremony celebrating the passage of the Affordable Homes Act at the Governor Prence Inn in Orleans in August. FILE PHOTO

From Housing To A New Nauset Campus, Development Took Center Stage...

December 31, 2024

ORLEANS – How do you sum up a year? In Orleans, 2024 boiled down to one word: Development. Amidst all of the budget discussions, town meetings and...

Orleans resident John Lipman addresses the conservation commission Dec. 16 during a presentation of a draft environmental analysis of Kent’s Point. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Dogs, Overuse Among Concerns Raised About Kent’s Point

December 26, 2024

ORLEANS – The conservation commission last week was presented with a draft report of an environmental assessment of Kent’s Point. But many in...

Joan Nix and Ron Petersen of the Orleans historical commission speak before the select board Dec. 11 during an appeal of the commission’s finding that the town’s demolition delay bylaw applies to property at 23 Standish Rd. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Appeal Questions Historic Status Of Standish Road Property

December 24, 2024

ORLEANS – Uncertainty around the historic status of a property on Standish Road has prompted an appeal of the historical commission’s decision to...

More than 200 bicycles were expected to be collected this season by the Homeless Prevention Council as part of the nonprofit’s annual Adopt a Family fundraiser. There were 121 bikes on hand Dec. 21 for families to pick up. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

Riding Into The Holidays

December 24, 2024

Tom Faris directs the Nauset High School Alumni Chorus with his daughter Emily McLellan on cello. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

Nauset High Alumni Concert Unveils New Performing Arts Center

December 24, 2024

NORTH EASTHAM – Last Thursday, the Nauset Regional High School music department hosted an alumni concert and grand opening of the school’s new...

Work continues at the commercial wharf at Rock Harbor, where a new bulkhead, floating docks and public viewing area are being constructed. The Seaport Economic Council recently awarded a $1 million grant for the project. COURTESY PHOTO

Seaport Grant Awarded For Rock Harbor Wharf Project

December 19, 2024

ORLEANS – Come spring, the commercial wharf at Rock Harbor will have a whole new look. And thanks to a recently awarded Seaport Economic Council...

Nauset school district’s four elementary schools, excluding Wellfleet, will be participating in the comprehensive study. FILE PHOTO

Nauset Elementary Schools Awarded Efficiency Grant

December 18, 2024

Brewster, Orleans and Eastham have been awarded a $150,000 grant through the Massachusetts Community Compact Cabinet’s Efficiency and...

Chatham Jewelers 4 Jan 2025

Chatham Jewelers 3 Jan 2025

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