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The Monomoy School Committee agreed to reduce its budget at the request of the Harwich Select Board. FILE PHOTO

Monomoy Schools Cut Budget At Request Of Select Board

HARWICH – Under pressure from the select board, the Monomoy Regional School Committee last week voted to reduce its fiscal 2026 budget request by...

A new pile-supported walkway will replace the path now marked off by jersey barriers at the Chatham Municipal Fish Pier’s south jog. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Redesign Cuts Fish Pier Walkway Cost By $300K

CHATHAM – A new pedestrian walkway along the south jog at the municipal fish pier will cost about half as much as originally projected. A “value...

Harwich Elementary School. FILE PHOTO

Monomoy Integrated Preschool Program To Remain In Harwich

HARWICH – Monomoy Regional School District officials said this week that there are no plans to move the integrated preschool program to Chatham...

Stakes mark the spot where new space will be added to the Monomoy Community Services building on Depot Road. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

MCS To Expand Building To Accommodate Chatham Children’s Fund

CHATHAM – When the Chatham Children’s Fund lost the donated space on Stony Hill Road that the nonprofit had worked out of for a decade, its leaders...

Former Brewster Bayside Skippers Sara Trauterman and Rebecca Stevens have taken over as coaches of the jump roping team, which includes Brewster residents Gavin Burt, Luna Henchy, Samantha Kautz, Zoe Haidas and Alexa Hayden. COURTESY PHOTOS

For More Than 30 Years, Bayside Skippers Have Brought Joy To...

BREWSTER – For more than three decades, the Brewster Bayside Skippers have been jumping for joy. Since its formation in 1993, the Brewster-based...

A petition article headed to the annual town meeting on May 12 is seeking support for the adoption of a partial property tax exemption for year-round homeowners in Orleans. FILE PHOTO

Petition Article Seeks Residential Tax Exemption

ORLEANS – A petition article headed to the warrant for May’s annual town meeting would provide an annual property tax exemption for the town’s...

Eight new electric vehicle charging stations opened at the Eldredge Garage parking lot last week. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Eight EV Charging Stations Open At Eldredge Garage

CHATHAM – With the opening of eight new charging stations at the Eldredge Garage, the town now has the most public electric vehicle chargers east...

Filmmaker Ryan Staake, flanked by actors Nikolai Nikolaeff, left, and Aidan Bristow at the Santa Monica International Film Festival. COURTESY PHOTO

Chatham’s Kevin Staake’s ‘Red Velvet’ Scores Film Fest Success; To...

Kevin Staake has always been obsessed with movies.Growing up in Chatham, he would frequently wake up his parents and ask them to put on a movie...

A new video produced by the Snow Library board of trustees marks a new approach to public outreach around plans for a new library, funding for which is expected to be sought at annual town meeting in May 2026. FILE PHOTO

Video Kicks Off Library Promotional Push

ORLEANS – The Snow Library board of trustees has been making its case for a new library for some time. But a new video lets residents see the need...

An osprey nesting platform was installed recently off Bridge Street in the hopes that it will be used instead of a nearby utility pole. COURTESY PHOTO

Town Installs Alternative Nesting Platform For Ospreys To Prevent...

CHATHAM – Every year, ospreys nesting on utility poles cause power outages and fires as well killing numerous birds. Utility companies respond by...

“Above the Clouds,” one of the short films included in the festival, is about a group documenting their first inland cutthroat trout for an innovative conservation program using AI. IF4 PHOTO

Fly Fishing Film Festival Back At The Orpheum

The art of fly fishing is not simple, but it is beautiful. So beautiful, in fact, that there is an entire film festival dedicated to the craft,...

The Snow Inn. FILE PHOTO

Wychmere Snow Inn Redevelopment Withdrawn

HARWICH – The Wychmere Harbor Snow Inn redevelopment project has been withdrawn from both the Cape Cod Commission and the local planning...

A few of the Fools from last year’s swim. FILE PHOTOS

‘April Fools’ To Dunk For Hubbard Family

CHATHAM – Maybe it’ll be one of those balmy spring days that feel almost like summer. Or maybe, as it’s happened in the past, it’ll be sleeting...

Town officials are proposing purchasing more electronic speed signs like this one on Old Queen Anne Road rather than adopting a town-wide 25 mile per hour speed limit. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Town-wide 25mph Speed Limit Dropped In Favor Of More Digital Speed...

CHATHAM – Rather than adopt a town-wide 25 mile per hour speed limit for all town roads, the select board decided last week to instead seek funds...

The Calmer Choice team has been a dedicated part of Cape Cod’s public education system, serving the region for 15 years. COURTESY PHOTO

Calmer Choice Closing After 15 Years

Many nonprofit organizations are facing resource cutbacks, budget uncertainties and layoffs. And with threats against public education escalating...

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