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    Kinlin Grover
    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 We...

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

    Chatham Celebrates Christmas By The Sea This We...
    CHATHAM – A weekend full of events and activities is in store for the town’s annual Christmas by...
    The Community Of Jesus and two other nonprofits have each filed motions to dismiss a federal civil suit alleging their involvement in unpaid child labor and trafficking relative to the construction of the Community’s performing arts center in Brewster. FILE PHOTO

    Community Of Jesus, Nonprofits Seeks Suit Dismi...

    ORLEANS – The three defendants in a federal civil suit alleging unpaid child labor and...

    Community Of Jesus, Nonprofits Seeks Suit Dismi...
    ORLEANS – The three defendants in a federal civil suit alleging unpaid child labor and...
    The newest rendering of the renovated Center for Active Living. CATALYST ARCHITECTS

    Board OKs New CFAL Renovation Plan; Will Requir...

    CHATHAM – The select board hopes that by controlling costs while adding back some key features,...

    Board OKs New CFAL Renovation Plan; Will Requir...
    CHATHAM – The select board hopes that by controlling costs while adding back some key features,...
    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...

    CHATHAM – The town will continue to rely on a regional shelter for prolonged emergencies, while...

    Chatham To Stick With Current Emergency Shelter...
    CHATHAM – The town will continue to rely on a regional shelter for prolonged emergencies, while...
    Seventh-seed Cape Cod Tech (9-4) defeated first-seed South Shore (7-6) 30-24 on Dec. 3 to win the MVADA small school title, the first football championship in program history. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

    Cape Tech Captures First Football Championship ...

    NEW BEDFORD – First-seed South Shore led early in the fourth quarter of the vocational playoffs...

    Cape Tech Captures First Football Championship ...
    NEW BEDFORD – First-seed South Shore led early in the fourth quarter of the vocational playoffs...
    Sundae School Ice Cream. FILE PHOTO

    Sundae School Project Downsized; To Be Changed ...

    HARWICH – The Campanelli Company is proposing a major downsizing and a shift from condominiums to...

    Sundae School Project Downsized; To Be Changed ...
    HARWICH – The Campanelli Company is proposing a major downsizing and a shift from condominiums to...
    Frank Bridges. COURTESY PHOTO

    Longtime FinCom Vice Chair Frank Bridges Steps ...

    BREWSTER – Frank Bridges may have stepped down from serving as the vice chair of the finance...

    Longtime FinCom Vice Chair Frank Bridges Steps ...
    BREWSTER – Frank Bridges may have stepped down from serving as the vice chair of the finance...
    Julia A. Lee, 57, of Orleans pleaded not guilty to drug possession and trafficking charges on Dec. 5 in Orleans District Court. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

    Assessors Chair Resigns Following Drug Arrest

    ORLEANS – The chair of the town’s board of assessors has resigned following her arrest last week...

    Assessors Chair Resigns Following Drug Arrest
    ORLEANS – The chair of the town’s board of assessors has resigned following her arrest last week...
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    Chatham
    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 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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    Harwich
    A Cooper's hawk made its way into Harwich Conservation Trust's otter den at the Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve on Nov. 11, triggering a motion sensor camera in the underground chamber. HARWICH CONSERVATION TRUST PHOTOS 'Totally Unreal' - Hawk Seen In HCT Otter Den Baffles Experts
    December 10, 2025
    HARWICH – Let's say you are a private detective, working an otter den case at the Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve. Your job is to keep an eye...
    A schematic rendering of the latest version of the proposed Snow Inn Hotel redevelopment project Snow Inn Project Goes Before Cape Cod Commission Dec. 16
    December 10, 2025
     HARWICH – A Cape Cod Commission subcommittee will begin the development of regional impact review for the latest version of the redevelopment of...
    Sundae School Ice Cream. FILE PHOTO Sundae School Project Downsized; To Be Changed From Condos To Rentals
    December 10, 2025
    HARWICH – The Campanelli Company is proposing a major downsizing and a shift from condominiums to rental units for the development proposed at the...
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    Orleans
    The Community Of Jesus and two other nonprofits have each filed motions to dismiss a federal civil suit alleging their involvement in unpaid child labor and trafficking relative to the construction of the Community’s performing arts center in Brewster. FILE PHOTO Community Of Jesus, Nonprofits Seeks Suit Dismissal
    December 10, 2025
    ORLEANS – The three defendants in a federal civil suit alleging unpaid child labor and trafficking in relation to the construction of the Community...
    The select board in Orleans voted last week to expand the town's early education and care program to include children from birth to age four. FILE PHOTO Select Board Votes To Expand Early Education Program
    December 10, 2025
    ORLEANS – Ashley Bilodeau lives in town with her partner and almost 2-year-old daughter. For the past 12 years, she’s owned and operated her own...
    Julia A. Lee, 57, of Orleans pleaded not guilty to drug possession and trafficking charges on Dec. 5 in Orleans District Court. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Assessors Chair Resigns Following Drug Arrest
    December 8, 2025
    ORLEANS – The chair of the town’s board of assessors has resigned following her arrest last week on drug trafficking and possession charges.Julia...
    Brewster
    Demolition began on the two structures located at 2342 Main St. earlier this month. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO Demolition Begins On BCT’s Newest Project
    December 10, 2025
    BREWSTER – By this summer, the Brewster Conservation Trust is hopeful residents will have a new sight to behold at 2342 Main St.  Demolition began...
    Frank Bridges. COURTESY PHOTO Longtime FinCom Vice Chair Frank Bridges Steps Down
    December 10, 2025
    BREWSTER – Frank Bridges may have stepped down from serving as the vice chair of the finance committee in June, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t...
    The graduating class of Brewster’s inaugural Civics Academy attended an official graduation ceremony at the select board’s Dec. 1 meeting. COURTESY PHOTO Inaugural Civics Academy Class Graduates
    December 10, 2025
    BREWSTER – Twenty-four Brewster residents now possess an in-depth understanding of town government, along with the certificate to prove it. The...
    Features
    The Wequassett’s Elf Crew were all smiles at last week’s first Gingerbread House Party. Pictured here are Robby Savonen, Chef Siena Bos and Alison Saffer. 
MELISSA DE LA VEGA PHOTOS Wequassett Hosts Gingerbread House Party
    December 10, 2025
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    Karen Shortsleeve, Cindy Manteiga, Chris Banks and Michael Rudden of the Guild of Harwich Artists in Harwich Port. MELISSA DE LA VEGA PHOTO Minding Your Business- Guild of Harwich Artists
    December 10, 2025
    The Guild of Harwich Artists was established in 1979 and has been an artists’ wonderland in the Harwich and Lower Cape community ever since. The...
    “It’s a Hard Knock Life” performed by the orphans who live at Miss Hannigan’s.
BOB TUCKER/FOCALPOINT STUDIOS PHOTOS Theater Review: CCTC/HJT’s ‘Annie’ a Great Way to Kick Off Holiday...
    December 9, 2025
     Smiling comes easy to singing kids, and the Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre boosts the fun with impressive adult performances in...
    Obituaries
    Barbara Lynn (McCluney) Arell
    December 10, 2025
    Barbara Lynn (McCluney) Arell was born in Würzburg, Germany, on September 19, 1955, and passed away on November 21, 2025, after a courageous battle...
    Kathleen Patricia O’Day
    December 10, 2025
    Kathleen Patricia O’Day, 77, of Brewster, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2025, with her family by her side. True to form, she left this...
    Roberta Vincent Shupe
    December 10, 2025
    August 18, 1937 – December 4, 2025Bert, a Special WomanRoberta, “Bert,” Shupe passed Thursday, December 4th after living a wonderful long life of...
    Chatham Jewelers 6
    Sports
    Chip Hardy, a Chatham resident, stands with Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida during a visit in February to the Maine farmhouse of Hardy’s great-great uncle Horace Wilson, credited with introducing baseball to Japan in the 19th century. PHOTOS COURTESY CHIP HARDY Chatham Resident’s Ancestor Is Japanese Baseball’s Founding Father
    December 3, 2025
    CHATHAM – During the second half of the 19th century, the great-great uncle of Chip Hardy, a current Chatham resident, traveled to Japan. How...
    Other Local Sports
    The Santa Stampede 5K, hosted Saturday by the Orleans Chamber of Commerce, began with a kids’ race before the official timed event. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS More Than 200 Race In Orleans Santa Stampede 5K
    December 10, 2025
    ORLEANS – More than 200 people participated Saturday in the annual Santa Stampede 5K, hosted by the Orleans Chamber of Commerce.With Christmas...
    More than 3,000 people registered for last Thursday’s 21st Chatham Turkey Trot, a 5-kilometer race on Thanksgiving morning. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Thousands Flock To 21st Chatham Turkey Trot
    December 3, 2025
    CHATHAM – The swarm of people readying for the 21st Chatham Turkey Trot stretched from the parking lot at Oyster Pond Beach up Stage Harbor Road to...
    High School Sports
    Seventh-seed Cape Cod Tech (9-4) defeated first-seed South Shore (7-6) 30-24 on Dec. 3 to win the MVADA small school title, the first football championship in program history. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Cape Tech Captures First Football Championship In Program History
    December 10, 2025
    NEW BEDFORD – First-seed South Shore led early in the fourth quarter of the vocational playoffs small school title game Dec. 3 as seventh-seed Cape...
    Junior Amanda McIsaac rises for a layup during Monomoy’s scrimmage Monday against Sturgis East. Monomoy won the practice game 68-7. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Under New Coach, Monomoy Girls Basketball Excited About Potential
    December 10, 2025
    HARWICH – With a new head coach, the Monomoy girls basketball team is looking to tap into their talent and mount a return to the...
    After four seasons and four trips to the MIAA Division 4 state tournament semifinals, Kyle Cappallo resigned recently as head coach of the Monomoy varsity field hockey team. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Monomoy Field Hockey Coach Resigns
    December 10, 2025
    HARWICH – After four seasons leading one of the Cape’s most consistently successful high school sports programs, Kyle Cappallo resigned as head...
    Athlete of the Week
    Cape Cod Tech junior quarterback Daniel Handville impacted the vocational small school state championship in the air and on the ground in the 30-24 win for the seventh-seed Crusaders (9-4) over first-seed South Shore (7-6) on Dec. 3  EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Daniel Handville
    December 10, 2025
    NEW BEDFORD – After Cape Cod Tech defeated Upper Cape Tech 14-6 on Nov. 27 to win the Golden Wrench and the Mayflower Athletic Conference Small...
    Brendan Peno threw four touchdown passes in Nauset’s 50-24 win against Dennis-Yarmouth in the 29th Chowder Cup on Thanksgiving, his final football game for the Warriors. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Brendan Peno
    December 3, 2025
    NORTH EASTHAM – Senior quarterback Brendan Peno put together a masterful performance in his final football game for Nauset, fueling the Warriors’...
    Opinion
    Our View: Monomoy Theatre Gaslighting
    December 10, 2025
    There was great sadness when the Monomoy Theatre closed in 2018, but that was tempered with optimism when the new owner of the downtown Chatham...
    Letters To The Editor: Dec. 11, 2025
    December 10, 2025
    Community Problem At Dog Park Editor:We are asking Brewster Dog Park users to keep a watchful eye on their four-legged friends and clean up their...
    Letters To The Editor: Dec. 4, 2025
    December 3, 2025
    Theatrics Don’t Belong At Town MeetingEditor:The most recent Orleans Special Town Meeting was a reminder how lucky we are to have direct and open...
    featured
    Seventh-seed Cape Cod Tech (9-4) defeated first-seed South Shore (7-6) 30-24 on Dec. 3 to win the MVADA small school title, the first football championship in program history. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Cape Tech Captures First Football Championship In Program History
    December 10, 2025
    NEW BEDFORD – First-seed South Shore led early in the fourth quarter of the vocational playoffs small school title game Dec. 3 as seventh-seed Cape...
    Sundae School Ice Cream. FILE PHOTO Sundae School Project Downsized; To Be Changed From Condos To Rentals
    December 10, 2025
    HARWICH – The Campanelli Company is proposing a major downsizing and a shift from condominiums to rental units for the development proposed at the...
    Frank Bridges. COURTESY PHOTO Longtime FinCom Vice Chair Frank Bridges Steps Down
    December 10, 2025
    BREWSTER – Frank Bridges may have stepped down from serving as the vice chair of the finance committee in June, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t...
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