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The existing home at 127 Old Harbor Rd. Officials hope that it can be renovated or rebuilt as part of a housing project at the location. FILE PHOTO

Old Harbor Rd. Development Parameters Reaffirmed; Select Board Sets...

CHATHAM – Officials want to ensure that developers interested in building housing on town property at 127 Old Harbor Rd. know exactly what is...

Erosion at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge headquarters on Morris Island. Coastal erosion was one of the main climate change concerns cited by respondents in a recent survey. FILE PHOTO

Survey: Erosion, Bigger Storms Top Climate Change Concerns

CHATHAM – Erosion, the possibility of a natural disaster and preservation of drinking water resources were the top concerns of recent surveys of...

You can ride a horse on trails, but you risk a fine if you ride on sidewalks. FILE PHOTO

No Peeking, Horses On Sidewalks Or Late-night Dancing: Town’s...

CHATHAM – No “peeking” or “spying” is allowed in town. Neither is the sale of balloons, the use of plastic straws, riding a horse on a sidewalk, or...

Select Board Will Not Support Funds For Chatham Housing

HARWICH – While the community preservation committee is recommending town meeting approve $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds for each of the two Pennrose LLC...

Members of the charter commission are discussing the need for an elected charter compliance commission as they review the current charter document. Members are Linda Cebula (right), Herb Bell, Lou Urbano and Jon Chorey (facing) and Brendan Lowney, Richard Waystack and Sandy Hall. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Charter Commission Seeking Public Input

HARWICH – The charter commission is proposing to change the title of the town administrator to town manager and it is leaning toward putting in...

Monomoy Regional Middle School Building Committee Co-Chair Peter Troy speaks to school roofing issues before the Harwich Select Board on Monday. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Building Committee To Meet On Middle School Roof Issues

HARWICH – The select board is requesting the Monomoy Regional Middle School building committee to meet before the annual town meeting and make a...

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Elements of the proposed first phase of the Eldredge Park redesign will likely need to be cut or delayed to bring the project in at a reduced $3.6 million budget. PHOTO COURTESY TOWN OF ORLEANS

Reduced Scope For Eldredge Park Work Considered

ORLEANS – In an effort to deliver the first phase of the Eldredge Park redesign at a lower cost, the select board is exploring options for reducing...

Brendan Caton, a seventh grader at Nauset Regional Middle School, attends to health teacher Julie Flanagan during a scenario-based emergency training session held in the school’s gymnasium April 8. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

Nauset Middle Schoolers Take Part In Emergency Response Training

ORLEANS – Inside the gymnasium of Nauset Regional Middle School last week, Julie Flanagan was laid out on the floor in pain with a serious injury...

This year’s Arts Week events include a free little art gallery outside of the community center at 44 Main St. PHOTO COURTESY PAUL SHORTHOSE

Arts Week Returns For Third Year

ORLEANS – We’ve all seen free little libraries. But what about a free little art gallery? Just as the tiny libraries invite people to drop off...

Chef Michael Ceraldi. COURTESY PHOTO

LCOC Hosts Third Annual Chef’s Challenge Featuring Famed Chef...

BREWSTER – The Lower Cape Outreach Council is back for its third annual Chef’s Challenge—but this year, the event comes with a new twist. Renowned...

Congressman Bill Keating takes the microphone to discuss the uncertainty the country is currently experiencing from the federal government. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

Keating Talks Federal Uncertainty At Legislative Breakfast

HYANNIS – With a packed house of Cape Cod business owners, local and state leaders addressed the greatest threat to small businesses everywhere:...

DPW crews worked to fill in a small sink hole Tuesday that had opened on a section of Route 137. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO

Brewster DPW Fills Sink Hole On Route 137

BREWSTER – A small section of Route 137 was closed to local traffic on Tuesday, April 14 as a department of public works crew worked to fill a...

Zack Dixon, owner of RKO Lawn Service. COURTESY PHOTO

Minding Your Business- RKO Lawn Service

“I have spent my whole life here. We are from here and we care about what happens here. So we try to be good guys and do it the right way,” said...

Joseph Marchio is the music director for the Chatham Chorale and assistant conductor for the Cape Symphony. COURTESY PHOTOS

Cape Symphony, Chatham Chorale Join For Upcoming Concert

As spring arrives across Cape Cod, residents are ditching their winter garments and preparing for the majestic weather that the coming seasons...

MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION

Nature Connection: On The Move

The calendar says April, but looking out my window, I’m still seeing a lot of what looks like March, if not February. It’s damp and cold and still...

Anthony Bednarczyk

Anthony was born in New Britain, CT, to the late Anthony and Cecilia Bednarczyk in April 1, 1930. He was the Loving husband of Noreen (Misiaszek) Bednarczyk.Anthony went to...

Henry Edward Davidson Jr.

Harwich Port - Ed Davidson, whose outsized, unforgettable presence left a lasting impression on all who knew him, left us on April 2, 2026. He...

Dr. John Ramsey Raye

John Ramsey Raye, beloved husband to Evelyn Raye, died peacefully at his home in Chatham, Massachusetts on April 3, 2026. John frequently...

High School Sports

Sophomore Kinsey Lister winds up during Monomoy’s 19-2 win over Falmouth on April 8. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Monomoy Softball Mixing High-Octane Offense With Powerful Pitching...

HARWICH – Not even the full set of five fingers on one hand would be needed to count the number of times Monomoy softball has lost in the regular...

Cape Cod Tech sophomore Caden Wiley advances with the ball during the Crusaders’ 11-8 loss to Tri-County on April 2. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

‘Crusader Way’ Raising Cape Tech Boys Lacrosse To New Level

PLEASANT LAKE – All the Cape Cod Tech boys lacrosse team has to do to discern the kind of level their program has reached is turn toward their...

Freshman Harper Wade tags a Sandwich runner out at home plate during Nauset’s 6-5 win last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Warriors Use Walk-Off Win To Continue Fast Start Under New Head Coach

NORTH EASTHAM – The Nauset softball team was already off to their best start in a few years when they added a signature win last week that cemented...

Athlete of the Week

Freshman Liv Sanford hit a home run and two triples to drive in eight runs during Monomoy’s 19-2 win against Falmouth on April 8. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Liv Sanford

HARWICH – Monomoy freshman Liv Sanford hammered three softballs to deep left field in a premier display of power hitting during the Sharks’ 19-2...

Cape Cod Tech senior Brooke Smith, right, scored five goals for the Crusaders against Bristol Plymouth on Monday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Brooke Smith

PLEASANT LAKE – Hardly a moment had passed from the opening draw between Cape Cod Tech and Bristol Plymouth last Monday and senior Brooke Smith had...

Letters To The Editor: April 16, 2026

Candidate Has Drive Town NeedsEditor:We strongly endorse Randi Potash for the Chatham Select Board. We have known Randi for seven years. We have...

Our View: Season Of Renewal

Everywhere we look, the signs of spring are unmistakable. But when it happens on a small stretch of Route 28 by Pleasant Bay, a stretch that passes...

Letters To The Editor: April 9, 2026

Join in Earth WeekEditor:Calling all Chathamites! Join the annual Chatham Earth Week’s townwide cleanup on Saturday, April 25. Over 30 different...

Erosion at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge headquarters on Morris Island. Coastal erosion was one of the main climate change concerns cited by respondents in a recent survey. FILE PHOTO

Survey: Erosion, Bigger Storms Top Climate Change Concerns

CHATHAM – Erosion, the possibility of a natural disaster and preservation of drinking water resources were the top concerns of recent surveys of...

On March 24, 1987, Massachusetts First Lady Kitty Dukakis flipped the ceremonial switch bringing WFCC on the air. The photo ran on the Chronicle’s front page that week. FILE PHOTO

Cape Classical WFCC Being Sold To Christian Broadcaster

BREWSTER – Radio station WFCC-FM, which first broadcast nearly 40 years ago from studios in Chatham, and which was home to classical music...

MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION

Nature Connection: On The Move

The calendar says April, but looking out my window, I’m still seeing a lot of what looks like March, if not February. It’s damp and cold and still...

Congressman Bill Keating takes the microphone to discuss the uncertainty the country is currently experiencing from the federal government. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

Keating Talks Federal Uncertainty At Legislative Breakfast

HYANNIS – With a packed house of Cape Cod business owners, local and state leaders addressed the greatest threat to small businesses everywhere:...

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