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

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,...

CHATHAM – Having suffered the scars of battlefield deployment, members of the military often face a host of new challenges when they transition...

HARWICH – You could tell by the crowd that people have been missing the Meet Your Local Farmers event over the past five years. The event that was...

HARWICH – The Wychmere Harbor Snow Inn redevelopment project has been withdrawn from both the Cape Cod Commission and the local planning...

AMHERST – The Harwich Conservation Trust received the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition's inaugural Excellence in Conservation Award at the 2025 Massachusetts Land...

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...

ORLEANS – A resolution to allow only native plants to be planted on town-owned land was passed by the select board earlier this month, but not...

ORLEANS – Sailing has a long history on Cape Cod and the islands. But there’s a stigma of exclusivity that still surrounds the sport. For more than...

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BREWSTER – Last year, town officials began work on the multi-family and mixed-use residential zoning study, which set out to identify solutions that would assist with...

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

 Sonny and Cher wrote and sang “The Beat Goes On” in 1967, back when I was a newly minted teen, and when I looked up the lyrics recently, I was...

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...

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November 25, 1952 – February 22, 2025Scott Edward Johnson of Orleans, MA, died on February 22. A third generation Cape Cod builder, Scott was the...

April 1949 – January 2025  Cecelia Peck Hirschberg “Cece” passed away peacefully on January 19, 2025 at the age of 75. Cece was the daughter of the late William Franklin...

CHATHAM  - William David Nichols also known as “Willie 5” passed away peacefully on March 12, 2025 from dementia at St. Luke’s Hospital in New...

The Nauset baseball team graduated eight seniors from last year’s squad, saw two more players transfer to prep schools, and another decided to sit...

 HARWICH – For the past few years, the Monomoy cheer squad has felt overlooked around the Cape and Islands.  The perception of the Sharks changed...

A banner year for the Lower Cape’s winter athletes culminated with some well-deserved recognition. The Monomoy and Nauset high school athletic...

HARWICH – After cheering for more than a decade, Hannah Morgan is finally living out her dream.  The Harwich resident was the lone senior for the...

BOSTON – A little adversity wasn’t going to stop Logan Poulin from achieving his goal of becoming a champion. After watching the referees wave off...

The chaos among federal departments caused by the so-called department of government efficiency is filtering down to our local level, as...

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Hands Off Social SecurityEditor: Are we such docile citizens of this great country that we sit on our hands and allow an unelected DOGE group of...

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...

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...

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

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

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The owners of an allegedly unpermitted vacation rental in Clinton, N.Y. where Chatham Elementary School teacher Shannon...

The brand new Chatham High School, Kelsey photo.