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Residential Tax Exemption Reduced

January 21, 2026

CHATHAM – The select board voted Jan. 13 to lower the proposed property tax exemption for year-round residents from 35 to 20 percent. The vote was...

Affordable Housing Trust member Jeffrey Handler cast the dissenting vote on providing $1 million for the Pine Oaks Village IV project. FILE PHOTO

Trust OK’s $1 Million For Pine Oaks Village

January 21, 2026

HARWICH – The affordable housing trust has made it clear they support the Pine Oaks Village IV development, a 242 unit income rent-restricted...

Massachusetts education commissioner Pedro Martinez uses a blowtorch to braze a pipe during a visit to Cape Cod Regional Technical High School on Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Cape Tech Hosts State Education Commissioner: Martinez Inspired By...

January 21, 2026

PLEASANT LAKE – The commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education donned a blue jumpsuit Friday as he held a...

After 30 years, the Brewster Chamber of Commerce and visitors’ center will be leaving town hall, at the request of town officials. FILE PHOTO

Brewster Chamber Forced Out Of Town Hall After 30 Years

January 21, 2026

BREWSTER – Brewster town officials have asked the chamber of commerce to vacate its offices and visitors’ center at town hall. The news, which was...

Michael Kelly, chief financial officer with Campanelli Company, awaits the approval from the planning board for 28 apartments at 606 Route 28 in Harwich Port. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Rental Apartments Approved For Sundae School Site

January 21, 2026

HARWICH – The Sundae School ice cream shop will be scooped up and replaced with a 28-unit multifamily rental complex. The planning board approved...

Singer Candida Rose leads attendees of Monday’s MLK Breakfast in a spirited rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Orleans. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

In Orleans, MLK’s Message Still Rings Loud

January 21, 2026

ORLEANS – The Rev. Liz Walker was all of 6 years old when her father took her to see Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at her local baptist church...

On Jan. 15, the affordable housing trust met to discuss the logistics of the Sea Camps pond parcel feasibility study approved by a select board vote of 4-1. FILE PHOTO

Housing Trust Talks Process For Pond Parcel Feasibility Study

January 21, 2026

BREWSTER – The affordable housing trust met Jan. 15 to discuss the logistics of the Sea Camps pond parcel feasibility study, which was approved by...

Angela Bucar. COURTESY PHOTO

Chatham Chamber Executive Resigns

January 21, 2026

CHATHAM – The Chatham Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association is looking for a new executive director. Angela Bucar, who has led the...

Connections to Chatham’s sewer system are lagging behind projections, some say. FILE PHOTO

Officials: Lack Of Progress In Sewer Connections Troubling

January 21, 2026

CHATHAM – The town has spent millions expanding the municipal sewer system, but fewer properties than expected are connecting, some officials are...

From left front: Brewster Select Board members Caroline McCarley, Amanda Bebrin, Mary Chaffee and Pete Dahl. Back: Ned Chatelain, Assistant Town Manager Donna Kalinick and Town Manager Peter Lombardi. COURTESY PHOTO

‘An Issue Of Trust’; Sea Camps Housing Vote Stirs Debate

January 14, 2026

BREWSTER – The vote for an affordable housing feasibility study on the Sea Camps pond property tested the waters for a historically unified select...

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Attorney Andrew Singer (right) and members of the Wychmere Harbor Real Estate LLC team make a presentation on the Snow Inn redevelopment proposal to the Cape Cod Commission subcommittee reviewing the development of regional impact project on Jan. 7. WILLIAM F> GALVIN PHOTO

Subcommittee: Snow Inn Project Consistent With Regional Policy Plan

January 14, 2026

HARWICH – The Cape Cod Commission subcommittee charged with reviewing the development of regional impact from the proposed redevelopment of the...

Tara Vargas Wallace, founder of Amplify POC Cape Cod, will be honored with this year’s Racial Justice Advocacy Award by the Nauset Interfaith Association’s Martin Luther King Action Team at this year’s MLK Breakfast on Jan. 19. COURTESY PHOTO

Amplify POC Founder To Be Awarded At MLK Breakfast; Tara Vargas...

January 14, 2026

ORLEANS – Sometimes a moment, a chance occurrence, can help shape the course of your life. For Tara Vargas Wallace, one of those moments came when...

The former Stage Harbor Coast Guard boathouse makes its way through the Cape Cod Canal last Thursday on its way to New Bedford. PHOTO COURTESY OF POMROY ASSOCIATES

On Its Way Home: Historic Coast Guard Boathouse Goes Through Cape...

January 14, 2026

It has certainly been a long, strange trip for the former Stage Harbor Coast Guard boathouse. And its journey isn’t over yet. Late last Thursday...

A schematic view of the layout of the proposed West Harwich Square. COURTESY PHOTO

Trust Approves $1.3 Million For West Harwich Square

January 14, 2026

Caption: HARWICH – The affordable housing trust Monday approved a $1,375,000 contribution to the West Harwich Square project, which will yield five...

Freshman Emma Ayer dribbles into contact with a Nantucket player during Monomoy’s
40-13 win last Monday.

New Team Environment Has Monomoy Girls Basketball Surging

January 14, 2026

HARWICH – A stout defense that in turn generates offense has the Monomoy girls basketball team off to their best start in years. The Sharks, under...

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