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Town Planner Jon Idman said that a recommendation to require smoke detectors in every bedroom came after conversations with the Brewster Fire Department, building commissioner and health director. FILE PHOTO

STR Owners Raise Discrimination Concerns At Public Hearing

BREWSTER – With Brewster’s short-term rental registration bylaw heading to town meeting next week, rental owners at Monday’s public hearing voiced...

A new analysis from Senior Hydrologist Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten Group shows very little impact on the town’s drinking water if development occurred on the Sea Camps pond property. COURTESY PHOTO

Analysis Suggests Pond Property Housing Will Not Affect Drinking Water

BREWSTER – Senior Hydrologist Mark Nelson of Horsley Witten Group told the select board Monday that future development within Zone II water supply...

Friends Remember Elliott Carr, Business Leader, Conservationist,...

BREWSTER – Arguably more at home walking the mud flats of Brewster than sitting in a boardroom, Elliott Carr spent decades lending his expertise to...

The Brewster Dog Park was closed this week for scheduled maintenance work, including fence repairs and sand pit updates. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

Brewster Dog Park Closes For Upgrades

BREWSTER – The Brewster Dog Park temporarily closed Monday for maintenance and improvements, capital projects that had been in the works since...

Bikers, walkers and joggers were out in full force Monday to utilize the Cape Cod Rail Trail that passes through Nickerson State Park. After February’s blizzard, the state department of conservation and recreation said the park is ready for visitors. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO

Is Nickerson State Park Ready For Campers?

BREWSTER – With peak camping season upon us, there’s one question that needs to be answered: Is Nickerson State Park ready? After this winter’s...

One citizens’ petition asks voters to amend the leash law in Brewster, requiring all dogs to be leashed when not on their own property. FILE PHOTO

Brewster Residents To Tackle 29-Article Warrant At Town Meeting

BREWSTER – On May 4, voters will weigh in on 29 town meeting articles, including three citizens’ petitions, three override requests, union...

Scenes from the 2023 Brewster in Bloom Parade included homemade floats, like this one made by the girl scouts. FILE PHOTO

Four Decades Of Brewster In Bloom Kicks Off May 1

BREWSTER – Every year, Brewster in Bloom marks the town’s transition from gray winter to the vibrant colors of spring. As the event celebrates its...

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...

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...

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:...

A citizens’ petition brought by the Brewster Conservation Trust seeks to amend the Sea Camps comprehensive plan to change the use of 10 acres on the pond property to conservation and water supply protection. COURTESY PHOTO

Petitions Seek To Restrict Use Of Sea Camps Pond Property

BREWSTER – The future of the Sea Camps Pond property could shift to permanent conservation under two citizens’ petitions the Brewster Conservation...

Town Manager Peter Lombardi (left) with select board members Caroline McCarley and Ned Chatelain discuss the three overrides that will be in front of voters on May 4. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO

Brewster To Face Three Overrides At Town Meeting, Election

BREWSTER – Brewster officials are moving to raise the town’s levy limit to cover anticipated costs in 2027 and 2028, a step the select board...

Joe B. Glynn. COURTESY PHOTO

Joe B. Glynn Running As Nonpartisan Option For First Barnstable...

BREWSTER – Yarmouth resident Joe B. Glynn officially announced his candidacy in early March for the First Barnstable District State Representative...

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...

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