Each season, when we launch our “Helping Neighbors” fund drive for the Family Pantry of Cape Cod, we choose a goal to challenge both us and our readers. At the beginning,...

Perch Guards Could Help CreekEditor:Living next to Muddy Creek, I’ve witnessed the wonderful transformation of the creek resulting from the new bridge on Route 28. As the...

Whether you’re a senior on a fixed income, a working mother with three jobs or a youngster getting ready for school, there’s nothing worse than not knowing where your next...

Arts Festival A Big SuccessEditor:On behalf of the Creative Arts Center, I would like to thank all who made the 53rd Festival of the Arts a big success! An event of this...

Did Thomas Jefferson like shellfish? That answer seems to be lost to history, though we know he liked seafood generally. Monticello still stands as a testament to...

Inspired By Sprague’s StoryEditor:When a person reaches a certain advanced age, there is the opportunity to become an "inspiration." Not so with Jo Ann Srague. She has been...

We were disappointed that the suggestions offered at a recent forum about Chatham’s perennial parking problem were largely retreads of ideas that have been around for, in...

All Politics Is LocalEditor:In his letter to the editor "Stick To Local Commentary," Jeff Palmer wrote: "My friendly advice is to stick to editorials on local matters where...

Voters Will Decide Airport’s FutureEditor:First, I would like to express my profound thanks to Editor Tim Wood and Executive Editor Alan Pollock for their editorial and...

Last week, both the Chatham Conservation Commission and the Cape Cod Commission approved the Chatham Airport Commission’s vegetation management plan. It’s about time.The...

Airport Measurements NeededEditor:I spent 42 years, in my career, applying measurements to decision-making. Without measurements, decisions are just a guess. Without...

We generally shy away from writing about national issues, particularly involving politics. Typically there’s enough going on locally for us to editorialize about, but the...

New Coalition A Cause For HopeEditor:I was pleased to read that the Harwich Pond Coalition is getting underway to address the issues of water quality and preserving our...

For young adults with disabilities who age out of public school programs at age 22, the prospect of navigating the real world can be daunting, to say the least. Cape...

What’s So Hard About A Parking Lot?Editor:Here it is full blown summer in Chatham. I try to stay off the major roads in the summer but I figured I would try Main Street on...