CHATHAM – The town’s airport has been a vector for controversy for years, especially during the four years that a skydiving company operated out of...

CHATHAM – The town has a lot to offer an academic institution, from its proximity to a host of coastal resources to physical facilities for...

CHATHAM – Officials plan to conduct a community-wide survey to gauge residents’ sentiments on a range of questions. The select board last week...

 HARWICH – The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners received a clear message from residents and select board members last week that...

HARWICH – People strolling through Harwich Port on Saturday were stopping to comment to owner Dennis Miller on the look of Harwich Port Village...

HARWICH – Former selectman Dana DeCosta was honored by the town’s Democratic Town Committee on Saturday with the James M. Noonan Community Service...

ORLEANS – The making of Chandler Travis’ new album, “Branches Out,” was colored by loss, creative differences and an unprecedented global health...

ORLEANS – The zoning board of appeals last week expressed frustration with what members saw as their limited role in reviewing the 78-unit mixed...

HYANNIS – A plan to convert offices on Hyannis’ West Main Street into a larger space for the Saint Joseph’s House shelter was denied by...

BREWSTER – In 2022, Brewster, along with other Massachusetts communities, including its neighbors, began receiving abatement funds from what...

BREWSTER – The Brewster Conservation Trust hopes to secure the remaining funding needed for the acquisition of a two-acre parcel within the Herring...

BREWSTER – A town-wide inventory of houses 100 years or older in Brewster has now been completed, with over 300 houses described. “It was a lot,”...

“It is just incredible! We went all out,” said Bill Hanney, owner of the brand new entertainment mecca on Cape Cod: Bill Hanney’s Entertainment...

If you enjoy reading books about family sagas, two very different writers — a crime reporter and a historical novelist — may provide just what...

Mornings are quieter these days, and even the sun is reluctant to rise as early as it did just a few short weeks ago. When it does, it is sometimes...

John Peter Vario passed away suddenly on July 20, 2026, at the age of 70.  John Peter Vario was born on April 18, 1956, and was a resident of...

James P. Mackey III of Orleans MA, Vienna, VA and Brookline, MA passed away in his sleep on Cape Cod July 17, 2026His 41-year career in Washington...

Joan LeRoy Woelfel passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at the age of 90.  Joan was born in her family home on Arborway Drive in...

HYANNIS – A battered Mid-Cape United roster fell to AC Independence 3-1 in the opening round of the Cape Cod Soccer League playoffs Sunday at...

SOUTH YARMOUTH – It’s eight in the morning on a bright and sunny Monday, and the members of Riptide Running Cape Cod are already about half an hour...

PLEASANT LAKE – When Cape Cod Tech won the school’s first-ever football championship last December, it was the culmination of a remarkable...

SOUTH YARMOUTH – Jacob Lee (Virginia Commonwealth) is a home run hitter. That was true before he ever stepped foot on the Cape this summer. A...

ORLEANS – Charlie Lapp was never supposed to be taking actual at-bats or catching official innings for the Orleans Firebirds this season.His job,...

A standout performance Friday by center fielder Armani Guzman (West Virginia) helped deliver Chatham back into the postseason after a one-year...

The Cape Cod Baseball League postseason has arrived. Playoff action gets underway with divisional semifinals starting Tuesday. All rounds are...

It’s hard to believe, but the Cape Cod Baseball League postseason begins this week. As of this writing on Tuesday, the initial division semifinals...

Select Board Double StandardEditor:After watching the July 27 Harwich Select Board meeting, I cannot help but comment on the hypocrisy demonstrated...

A couple of decades ago, when one of our towns was seeking a new department head, a joke was circulating among the workers: What’s the definition...

CHATHAM – The town’s airport has been a vector for controversy for years, especially during the four years that a skydiving company operated out of...

ORLEANS – The making of Chandler Travis’ new album, “Branches Out,” was colored by loss, creative differences and an unprecedented global health...

ORLEANS – The zoning board of appeals last week expressed frustration with what members saw as their limited role in reviewing the 78-unit mixed...

The Coast Guard conducts drills off Lighthouse Beach in Chatham circa 1990. FILE PHOTO

Chatham’s Lighthouse Beach after installation of a new revetment and stairs in 1996. FILE PHOTO