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School Facilities Director Rick Travers shows where foam insulation was applied to the outside of the building as a stopgap measure against further water leaks. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Water Leaks Raise Concerns At Monomoy Middle School

December 19, 2024

CHATHAM – Following a recent water leak that prompted the closure of the school library, some Monomoy Middle School teachers have complained about...

Construction at the Chatham Fish Pier bulkhead last year. With the town investing millions in the facility, officials are not amenable to private contractors using it as a convenient staging area for shorefront projects. FILE PHOTO

Formal Permit Process For Pier Use Rejected; Board Not Likely To...

December 19, 2024

CHATHAM – If you’re looking to save a few bucks by using the fish pier as a staging area for your shorefront project, think again. The select board...

The visual form of a building can disguise its housing density. In this slide, the consultant shows a duplex on a small lot (left) with much higher density per acre than a single-family house on a half-acre lot (right). COURTESY UNION STUDIO

Consultant: Disguise Housing Density In West Chatham

December 18, 2024

CHATHAM – In considering new zoning rules for the West Chatham village center, the planning board has a tall order to fill: allow space for many...

“This is what keeps me up at night,” says Shannon Hulst of the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. She’s displaying two aerial views of a neighborhood on Bass River in West Dennis, showing today’s dense shorefront development (right) on low-lying land that was mostly unbuilt in 1952. Hurricanes and coastal storms have devastating potential today that they didn’t have decades ago, partly because of development trends and partly because of climate change. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

More Than Ever, Cape Towns Must Be Storm Ready Due To Climate...

December 18, 2024

CHATHAM – We’ve heard the message before: the Cape is overdue for a major hurricane. But with the sea level already having risen six inches since...

Barnstable Juvenile Court Judge Sylvia Gomes presides over a hearing Dec. 13 in which a Chatham teen being charged as a youthful offender in connection with a racially motivated incident at Goose Pond in July 2023 pleaded guilty. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Chatham Teen Pleads Guilty In Goose Pond Racial Incident

December 18, 2024

BARNSTABLE – The 15-year-old Chatham teen charged in connection with an alleged racially motivated drowning attempt at Goose Pond in Chatham in...

Chatham’s Christmas By The Sea This Weekend

December 11, 2024

CHATHAM – The town is all decked out and ready for this weekend’s annual Christmas by the Sea celebration. The weekend kicks off on Friday with the...

Plywood covers the front entrance of Larry’s P.X., where a vehicle drove into the restaurant Nov. 27. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Larry’s Won’t Reopen For At Least Two Months Following Extensive...

December 11, 2024

CHATHAM – It will be two months, at the very least, before Larry’s P.X. can open again. Owner Jay Case said that an insurance adjuster was at the...

An aerial view of the Buckley property at 1533 Main St. in West Chatham. PENNROSE GRAPHIC

Affordable Housing Plan Previews: Zoning Board Prepares For...

December 11, 2024

CHATHAM – Plans for affordable housing at 1533 Main St., the former Buckley property, will get their first airing before town boards over the next...

Rick Nye. FILE PHOTO

Monomoy Refuge Manager Leaving Position; Future Of Post Uncertain

December 11, 2024

CHATHAM – Rick Nye, the current manager of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, will be leaving the position at the end of the month. Pending...

Chatham Fire Lieut. Tim Hunter lectures students on the safety skills they need to work in zero visibility smoke.

Firefighter Trainees Drill In Chatham

December 5, 2024

SOUTH CHATHAM – Motorists driving by the tiny South Chatham fire station last week could be forgiven for thinking the building was going up in...

The new bulkhead at 90 Bridge St. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

New Bulkhead Complete At 90 Bridge St.; Clears Way For Ambitious...

December 5, 2024

CHATHAM – The town-owned property at 90 Bridge St. now sports a modern, new bulkhead, paving the way for the next phase of construction on the...

Frost Fish Creek passes under Route 28 in North Chatham. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Lower Cape Towns Awarded State Wetland Grants

December 5, 2024

Chatham, Orleans and Harwich were among the Massachusetts communities awarded state funding in support of local wetland restoration projects last...

Santa leads last year’s Children’s Light Parade. The event will once again kick off Chatham’s Christmas by the Sea weekend on Friday, Dec. 13. FILE PHOTO

Chatham’s Christmas By The Sea Celebration Dec. 13-15

December 5, 2024

CHATHAM – Santa has arrived in town (see page 17), which means that Christmas by the Sea can’t be far behind. The annual holiday stroll takes place...

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Ruggiere at the dispatch desk at the Chatham Fire Station. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Chatham FD To Join County Dispatch System

December 4, 2024

CHATHAM – The town’s fire and emergency medical services dispatching will be transferred to the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office regional...

An SUV lodged inside Larry’s P.X. after a crash Wednesday morning. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO

Town Rallies Around Larry’s Victims After Crash

December 4, 2024

CHATHAM – Jay Case, owner of Larry’s P.X., was touched by the outpouring of support from the community after a car crashed through his restaurant...

Chatham Jewelers 12 fall new

Chatham Jewelers 11 fall new

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