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Laurel Labdon. COURTESY PHOTO

Laurel Labdon Announces Fourth Run For Select Board

BREWSTER – Brewster native Laurel Labdon has officially announced her candidacy for select board. This will be Labdon’s fourth time vying for a...

Brewster town officials have added the seasonal community designation to the May 4 town meeting warrant. FILE PHOTO

Brewster To Vote On Seasonal Community Designation

BREWSTER – Just under two years after the state Affordable Homes Act was passed, Brewster voters will have the chance to accept the seasonal...

The entrance to the Spring Rock Village affordable housing complex is finally visible off Millstone Road. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

Work Begins At Spring Rock Village

BREWSTER – The 16-acre lot designated for Spring Rock Village, the 45-unit affordable rental complex, is officially a work zone. In early March,...

The Housing Assistance Corporation’s office in Hyannis will be using grant money to support the new assistance resource center. COURTESY PHOTO

Housing, Land Top Brewster CPA Requests

BREWSTER – Nearly $1 million in Community Preservation Act funding requests will go before voters at the spring town meeting, largely focused on...

Stony Brook Pond on the south side of the Mill Site. COURTESY PHOTO

Brewster’s Stony Brook Mill Reopens

BREWSTER – After five years of project design, development and construction, the retaining wall and fish passage updates are officially complete at...

Bruce Semple. COURTESY PHOTO

Bruce Semple Enters Brewster Select Board Race

BREWSTER – Bruce Semple has a robust volunteer history not only in Brewster but around the Cape. Now, he’s looking to deepen his service as he vies...

Budget presentations from the Cape Cod Technical High School and Nauset Regional Schools, including the middle school, high school and two Brewster elementary schools resulted in discussion surrounding the potential for an additional two overrides. SCHOOL LOGOS PHOTO

Brewster Elementary Schools, Regional Budgets Present Possible...

BREWSTER – Taxpayers could face three overrides this spring following the presentation of school budgets Monday.With a town operating budget...

Select board member Ned Chatelain will not be seeking re-election in the upcoming annual election. FILE PHOTO

Chatelain Won’t Seek Re-election In Brewster

BREWSTER – After six years on the select board, Ned Chatelain has decided not to seek re-election in the upcoming annual town election. One select...

Residents provided feedback on the draft bylaw, regulations and fee schedule for short-term rentals in Brewster, the first step in moving forward with a registration and inspection system. FILE PHOTO

Public Weighs In On New Short-Term Rental Regs

BREWSTER – Residents turned out at a public hearing on short-term rentals Monday to offer feedback, advice and concerns following the release of a...

The marked area, which abuts Shay Knoll Campground, was officially ruled part of the Brewster Conservation Trust’s Eddy Sisters’ property in state land court earlier this year. COURTESY PHOTO

Shady Knoll Owner Denies Any Wrongdoing In BCT Dispute

BREWSTER – Last week the Brewster Conservation Trust announced that the state land court had ruled in its favor regarding an encroachment dispute...

Nationwide settlements have provided municipalities with funding to put toward opioid use prevention and recovery. The Lower Cape towns, along with Dennis, are hoping to make it a regional initiative. FILE PHOTO

Brewster Discusses Next Steps With Regional Opioid Settlement Funds

BREWSTER – Eight years after Massachusetts’ governor and attorney general joined nationwide class-action lawsuits against pharmaceutical...

A public hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 16 to discuss the draft short-term rental bylaw, which will be voted on at town meeting in May. FILE PHOTO

Public Hearing Scheduled On Short-term Rental Bylaw

BREWSTER – In the first official move on short-term rental regulation since last fall, town planner Jon Idman presented a draft bylaw at Monday’s...

Shady Knoll Campground Site Encroached On Conservation Land

BREWSTER – The state land court recently ruled in the Brewster Conservation Trust’s favor in a dispute over a campsite encroaching on conservation land. In 2018, after...

Emily Wagner. COURTESY PHOTO

Emily Wagner Is Changing The Cape Cod Landscape For The Better

For decades, a familiar refrain has echoed across Cape Cod: young people don’t live here — at least not year-round. Emily Wagner challenges that...

The Brewster Chamber of Commerce was denied a request for additional town funding to cover rent for a new office space after being asked to leave town hall. FILE PHOTO

Select Board Shoots Down Brewster Chamber Funding Increase; Money...

BREWSTER – On Monday, representatives of the Brewster Chamber of Commerce sat before the select board requesting a $15,000 increase in town funding...

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