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    Pine Acres
    Chatham's First Night celebration begins at noon Wednesday. FILE PHOTO

    Ticking Down The Seconds To First Night Chatham

    CHATHAM – If you’re interested in taking part in the town’s grandest, loudest, most creative New...

    Ticking Down The Seconds To First Night Chatham
    CHATHAM – If you’re interested in taking part in the town’s grandest, loudest, most creative New...
    Former town clerk Anita Doucette was the top vote-getter in the select board race in the May annual town elections. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTOS

    2025 Was A Year Of Change For Harwich

     HARWICH – It was a year of change for the town in 2025, starting at the top. Town Administrator...

    2025 Was A Year Of Change For Harwich
     HARWICH – It was a year of change for the town in 2025, starting at the top. Town Administrator...
    Orleans officials joined local housing advocates in celebrating the opening of Housing Assistance Corporation’s new 14-unit development at 107 Main St. in October. FILE PHOTO

    Housing, Fire Station Gains Made 2025 A Year Of...

    ORLEANS – Goodbye 2025. Hello 2026. A new year always holds the excitement and promise of new...

    Housing, Fire Station Gains Made 2025 A Year Of...
    ORLEANS – Goodbye 2025. Hello 2026. A new year always holds the excitement and promise of new...
    ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

    ‘Helping Neighbors’ Enters Final Hours

    HARWICH – We’ll each have our own memories of 2025, but for many Cape Codders, it’ll be...

    ‘Helping Neighbors’ Enters Final Hours
    HARWICH – We’ll each have our own memories of 2025, but for many Cape Codders, it’ll be...
    The select board plans to respond to an Open Meeting Law complaint filed against it last month. The complaint alleges the board violated the law during its public discussion of free cash on Nov. 19. FILE PHOTO

    Select Board Responds To Open Meeting Law Compl...

    ORLEANS – The select board will submit a response to an Open Meeting Law complaint that was filed...

    Select Board Responds To Open Meeting Law Compl...
    ORLEANS – The select board will submit a response to an Open Meeting Law complaint that was filed...
    The town is requesting Community Preservation Act funding to renovate the exterior of the harbormaster office on Stage Harbor. FILE  PHOTO

    CPA Funds Sought For Harbormaster Building Rest...

    CHATHAM – The town is seeking $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds for the first phase...

    CPA Funds Sought For Harbormaster Building Rest...
    CHATHAM – The town is seeking $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds for the first phase...
    The Blessing of the Fleet returned to the Chatham Fish Pier after an absence of several years. TIM WOOD PHOTO

    CFAL, Affordable Housing, Airport Top Chatham’s...

    CHATHAM – The past year saw the town come to some significant decisions on longstanding issues,...

    CFAL, Affordable Housing, Airport Top Chatham’s...
    CHATHAM – The past year saw the town come to some significant decisions on longstanding issues,...
    Dr. Robin Millen. COURTESY PHOTO

    Robin Millen Named New Monomoy Superintendent

    Pending contract negotiations, Dr. Robin Millen will be the Monomoy Regional School District’s...

    Robin Millen Named New Monomoy Superintendent
    Pending contract negotiations, Dr. Robin Millen will be the Monomoy Regional School District’s...
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    Chatham
    Chatham's First Night celebration begins at noon Wednesday. FILE PHOTO Ticking Down The Seconds To First Night Chatham
    December 30, 2025
    CHATHAM – If you’re interested in taking part in the town’s grandest, loudest, most creative New Year’s Eve party, you don’t have a second to...
    Dr. Robert Duncanson, second from right, with colleagues at his retirement party in 2023. FILE PHOTO ‘Dr. Bob’ Duncanson Remembered For Dedication, Expertise
    December 30, 2025
     CHATHAM – Dr. Robert Duncanson, whose guidance on environmental issues helped make the town a leader among Cape towns in wastewater planning and...
    The town is requesting Community Preservation Act funding to renovate the exterior of the harbormaster office on Stage Harbor. FILE  PHOTO CPA Funds Sought For Harbormaster Building Restoration
    December 30, 2025
    CHATHAM – The town is seeking $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds for the first phase of historic renovations to the harbormaster’s...
    Harwich
    ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO ‘Helping Neighbors’ Enters Final Hours
    December 30, 2025
    HARWICH – We’ll each have our own memories of 2025, but for many Cape Codders, it’ll be remembered as the first time in their lives they visited a...
    Former town clerk Anita Doucette was the top vote-getter in the select board race in the May annual town elections. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTOS 2025 Was A Year Of Change For Harwich
    December 30, 2025
     HARWICH – It was a year of change for the town in 2025, starting at the top. Town Administrator Joseph Powers departed when his contract expired...
    A rendering of one of the “lodge” buildings envisioned in Pine Oaks Village IV. COURTESY ICON ARCHITECTURE Housing Trust Gets An Earful On Pine Oaks Village Plan
    December 23, 2025
    HARWICH – Pine Oaks Village IV may have won its comprehensive permit from the town, but it still faces stern opposition from a group of citizens...
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    Orleans
    Orleans officials joined local housing advocates in celebrating the opening of Housing Assistance Corporation’s new 14-unit development at 107 Main St. in October. FILE PHOTO Housing, Fire Station Gains Made 2025 A Year Of Progress In Orleans
    December 30, 2025
    ORLEANS – Goodbye 2025. Hello 2026. A new year always holds the excitement and promise of new beginnings, and Orleans is no exception. But before...
    The select board plans to respond to an Open Meeting Law complaint filed against it last month. The complaint alleges the board violated the law during its public discussion of free cash on Nov. 19. FILE PHOTO Select Board Responds To Open Meeting Law Complaint
    December 30, 2025
    ORLEANS – The select board will submit a response to an Open Meeting Law complaint that was filed against it last month with the state Attorney...
    The town of Orleans collaborated with local artists and students from Nauset Regional Middle School in creating “Buoys of Joy,” a holiday art installation on the village green. PHOTOS BY RYAN BRAY Halle-Buoy-Yah! Art Installation Helps Orleans Ring In Holidays
    December 25, 2025
    ORLEANS – Near the back of the Village Green, the message to those who pass by is unmistakable. The word “Joy,” lit up in the form of three 10-foot...
    Brewster
    The new equipment has been installed, but is fenced off until all components of the playground are finalized. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO PTO Member, President Question Stony Brook Playground Delays
    December 30, 2025
    BREWSTER – The new Stony Brook Elementary School playground has been a true community effort, built on camaraderie and collaboration. However, with...
    Discussion surrounding affordable housing on the pond property will continue at the Jan. 5 select board meeting, followed by a vote. The 10-acre plot will potentially be transferred to the affordable housing trust to get started on pre-planning for the project. FILE PHOTO BCT And BPC Raise Sea Camps Affordable Housing Concerns Ahead Of...
    December 30, 2025
    BREWSTER – The select board is set to vote Jan. 5 on the future of affordable housing on the Sea Camps pond property. The Brewster Conservation...
    David Faherty, Pete Dahl and Caroline McCarley campaigned outside the Brewster polling site during the annual election in May. FILE PHOTO From Fraud And Federal Cuts To Financing And Free Cash: A Look Back...
    December 30, 2025
    BREWSTER – Since the Sea Camps properties were purchased in 2021, they have frequently dominated headlines — and while the iconic site remained...
    Features
    The Chronicle advertising team: Ashley Rorro, Justin Alex and Melissa De La Vega. CREDITCREDITCREDIT PHOTO Minding Your Business
    December 29, 2025
    This week’s Minding Your Business is a letter of gratitude to our incredible advertisers. Season's greetings to all of our readers, supporters and...
    Mary Richmond Photo Walking In A Winter Wonderland
    December 27, 2025
    Winter has arrived, whether we are ready or not. It’s not like we didn’t have plenty of warning signs. It’s been cold, windy, dark, and even a...
    Carol "Krill" Carson will discuss Cape strandings of ocean sunfish and other animals at a Harwich Conservation Trust Winter Talk on Jan. 24. NEW ENGLAND COASTAL WILDLIFE ALLIANCE PHOTO HCT Offers Winter Talks In The New Year
    December 25, 2025
    HARWICH – Harwich Conservation Trust’s Winter Talks series is back for another season, bringing engaging speakers and lively educational...
    Obituaries
    Donna R. Jordan
    December 19, 2025
    Donna R. Jordan passed away peacefully on December 3, 2025, at the age of 83, after a long illness.Donna was born and grew up in Taunton, MA, where...
    Sid Bennett
    December 18, 2025
    Sidney Bennett  died peacefully December 9, 2025 in the home he had shared with his wife Betsy in Harwich, surrounded by their loving family and...
    Joan Waldron
    December 18, 2025
    Joan Templeton Austin Waldron, 88, of Catskill, NY, and South Yarmouth, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 28 after enjoying a week of...
    Family Pantry
    Sports
    The Nauset boys hockey team poses with its trophy after earning a 4-1 victory over Medfield in the Division 3 state championship at TD Garden in March. The win marked the first state title in program history. BRAD JOYAL PHOTO 2025 A Showcase Of Resilience For Lower Cape Athletes
    December 30, 2025
    The Nauset boys hockey team was only 11 minutes away this past March from losing their second state title game in as many years. The 4-1 final —...
    High School Sports
    Abdel Talabi, who won two Division 2 state championships with Nauset from 2015 to 2018, was selected by Inter Miami CF with the 30th pick of the MLS SuperDraft on Dec. 18. PHOTO COURTESY BRYANT ATHLETICS Nauset Player Selected By Inter Miami In MLS Draft
    December 30, 2025
    The defending champions of Major League Soccer — the team captained by Lionel Messi, widely considered the greatest soccer player of all time —...
    Nauset junior Aria Robinson turns the corner against a Sandwich defender during the Warriors’ 56-25 loss last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Nauset Girls Basketball ‘Closer’ Than Ever, Off To Best Start In Years
    December 23, 2025
    NORTH EASTHAM – Nauset girls basketball is off to their best start in years. Being a team on and off the court has been a huge reason why.After a...
    Monomoy-Mashpee junior Nick Garneau handles the puck during the Sharks’ 4-0 loss to Martha’s Vineyard last Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Monomoy-Mashpee Boys Hockey ‘Starting To Click’ During Early Battles
    December 23, 2025
    SOUTH DENNIS – Ten months after the first playoff win in program history, the Monomoy-Mashpee boys hockey team has set themselves up for another...
    Athlete of the Week
    Nauset senior Owen O’Reilly wrestles Boston Latin Academy junior Ibary Baba Suazo during his first bout of the Sandwich Early Bird tournament on Dec. 20. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Owen O’Reilly
    December 30, 2025
    SANDWICH – Nauset senior Owen O’Reilly trailed at the outset of his opening bout in the 144-pound bracket of the Sandwich Early Bird wrestling...
    Nauset sophomore Brynn Kew scored 10 points Friday in the girls basketball team’s home opener against Sandwich. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Brynn Kew
    December 23, 2025
    NORTH EASTHAM – Sophomore captain Brynn Kew stuffed the stat sheet last Friday in the Nauset girls basketball team’s home opener against...
    Cape Cod Baseball League
    Michele Pavlu announced she had stepped down from her roles as athletic training coordinator and assistant medical director after 20 seasons working in the Cape Cod Baseball League. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Michele Pavlu, Nauset Trainer Who Helped Steer Cape Baseball...
    December 23, 2025
    NORTH EASTHAM – Michele Pavlu remembers the first time she saw 100 miles per hour pop on a Cape Cod Baseball League scoreboard.She was an athletic...
    Opinion
    Letters to the Editor, Jan. 1
    December 30, 2025
    40B Process Thrust On TownsEditor:Our state officials have created a perfect environment for crisis capitalists to override reason, thoughtfulness,...
    To Absent Friends
    December 30, 2025
     The old year is over; a new one has just begun. For many, it’s time to take stock, review the past year and set goals for the coming months. It’s also time to remember —...
    Our View: Dr. Bob
    December 24, 2025
    Even though he retired two years ago, Chatham’s former natural resources director Dr. Robert Duncanson continued to offer his expertise to the town...
    featured
    Chatham's First Night celebration begins at noon Wednesday. FILE PHOTO Ticking Down The Seconds To First Night Chatham
    December 30, 2025
    CHATHAM – If you’re interested in taking part in the town’s grandest, loudest, most creative New Year’s Eve party, you don’t have a second to...
    The select board plans to respond to an Open Meeting Law complaint filed against it last month. The complaint alleges the board violated the law during its public discussion of free cash on Nov. 19. FILE PHOTO Select Board Responds To Open Meeting Law Complaint
    December 30, 2025
    ORLEANS – The select board will submit a response to an Open Meeting Law complaint that was filed against it last month with the state Attorney...
    Former town clerk Anita Doucette was the top vote-getter in the select board race in the May annual town elections. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTOS 2025 Was A Year Of Change For Harwich
    December 30, 2025
     HARWICH – It was a year of change for the town in 2025, starting at the top. Town Administrator Joseph Powers departed when his contract expired...
    Focus On...
    Paws and Claws in West Chatham will close Dec. 31. DEBRA LAWLESS PHOTO Business Page: Online Competition Closes Chatham’s Paws And Claws
    December 18, 2025
    Here’s sad news from Chatham’s retail sector: Paws and Claws, the pet supply store which also offers grooming services, is closing its doors Dec....
    News
    Dr. Robin Millen. COURTESY PHOTO Robin Millen Named New Monomoy Superintendent
    December 29, 2025
    Pending contract negotiations, Dr. Robin Millen will be the Monomoy Regional School District’s new superintendent. The Monomoy regional school...
    Monomoy Committee Postpones Superintendent Vote To Dec. 22
    December 20, 2025
    After a four-hour session Dec. 17, the Monomoy Regional School Committee decided to postpone a decision on naming a new superintendent to allow...
    School News
    Dr. Robin Millen. COURTESY PHOTO Robin Millen Named New Monomoy Superintendent
    December 29, 2025
    Pending contract negotiations, Dr. Robin Millen will be the Monomoy Regional School District’s new superintendent. The Monomoy regional school...
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