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    Keeper, pictured with his owner Janet Yeutter, gets his blessing from Rev. Wesley Machado Silva of the Orleans United Methodist Church last Saturday. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS Orleans United Methodist Church Hosts Annual Blessing Of The Animals
    October 2, 2025
    ORLEANS – Keeper excitedly leapt out of her owner’s SUV Saturday at the United Methodist Church, where Rev. Wesley Machado Silva was waiting for...

    Garrett “G. Love” Dutton works the crowd during last year’s Outermost Roots and Blues Festival. The two-day event returns rain or shine on Oct. 11 and 12. FILE PHOTO Outermost Roots And Blues Festival Returns Columbus Day Weekend
    October 2, 2025
    ORLEANS – The air is crisp, the leaves are changing, and chances are your coffee might have a hint of pumpkin spice to it.  All the telltale signs...

    More than a third of the overall land mass in Orleans is protected as open space. But local planning and conservation officials say there’s no shortage of parcels to protect in the years ahead. FILE PHOTO Orleans Has Protected Hundreds Of Parcels As Open Space, But...
    October 1, 2025
    ORLEANS – Wherever you go in Orleans, you’re never far from protected land. From wetlands to wooded trails and everything in between, open space is...

    The Orleans select board last week resumed discussions over the adoption of a residential tax exemption for the town’s year-round residents. Feedback on the proposal has been mixed. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Opinions Vary On Residential Tax Exemption
    October 1, 2025
    ORLEANS – Residents and select board members are still divided on the idea of adopting a partial property tax exemption for the town’s full-time...

    Three renderings were presented during a public workshop last week for redesigning Depot Square. RYAN BRAY PHOTO What Does The Future Hold For Depot Square?
    September 25, 2025
    ORLEANS – For close to 100 years, Orleans was serviced by trains, starting with the establishment of the Cape Cod Central Railroad in 1865. When...

    Chuck and Meredith Konner, left, with the new owners of the Rock Harbor Grill, Bob and Chris Dubis and Amy and Tommy Leblanc. COURTESY PHOTO Rock Harbor Grill Under New Ownership
    September 24, 2025
    ORLEANS – Chuck Konner had just bought a new suit.  Having recently sold his interest in The Corner Store in Chatham in 2013, Konner was ready to...

    An article is expected to appear on the warrant for the Nov. 17 special town meeting seeking funding for body cameras and in-vehicle video systems for the Orleans Police Department. FILE PHOTO Article Would Seek Funding For Body Cameras
    September 24, 2025
    ORLEANS – In July, 43-year-old Francis Gigliotti died outside of a store in Haverhill after police attempted to restrain him and place him under...

    More than 100 alumni of Orleans High School attended a reunion at the school, now Nauset Regional Middle School, on Sept. 13. NICK CHRISTIAN PHOTOS Orleans High Alumni Reconnect
    September 18, 2025
    ORLEANS – It’s been 66 years since Orleans High School served its last graduating class, the class of 1959. This past weekend, members of past...

    This summer, customers at Baskin’s Hardware were asked to “round up” on purchases and donate the extra change to the Nicholas G. Xiarhos Memorial Foundation. The company recently gave a check for $8,000 to Stephen Xiarhos, a state representative, former Yarmouth Police Chief and father of Nicholas Xiarhos, who died in Afghanistan. Pictured back row from left to right are Bob Wright, Brenden Meyer, Neil O’Brien, Bob Lewis, Marcus Farias, Steven Xiarhos, Brandon Baskin, Lynn Colangione, Jim Matthews, Joel Aldrich and Ruth Marriott. Kneeling on left is Brian Smith.
COURTESY PHOTO Baskin’s Customers Round Up For Local Nonprofits
    September 18, 2025
    ORLEANS – What’s the difference between paying $9.45 for something and $10? For the Baskin family and their employees, it’s a lot.  Staff at...

    Pallets of wood stand stacked on Nauset Beach in anticipation of last weekend’s bonfire and concert, part of the Orleans Pond Coalition’s annual Celebrate Our Waters festivities. JANET LEWIS PHOTOS All Fired Up: Orleans Pond Coalition Hosts Concert, Bonfire
    September 18, 2025

    Orleans officials hope a new lease to locals program will act as another tool to create more affordable housing in town. FILE PHOTO Orleans Nets First Renter Through Lease To Locals Program
    September 17, 2025
    ORLEANS – To create more affordable and attainable housing, you have to be creative. With that, town officials are hoping a new initiative...

    Michael Herman of the Orleans select board discusses funding options for a planned renovation of the Eldredge Park recreation area Sept. 10. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Town, CPC Weigh Eldredge Park Funding
    September 17, 2025
    ORLEANS – When it comes to community preservation funding, recreation projects have arguably been underserved in past years, with more funding...

    The CredibleMind website offers a variety of self-help resources. Free Mental Health Self-help Available On Lower Cape
    September 11, 2025
    For people looking for a judgement-free resource for mental health and substance use problems, a new online self-help resource is now...

    Volunteers with this summer’s Food 4 Kids program put in extra work to meet the growing demand for summertime meals. PHOTO COURTESY FOOD 4 KIDS Food 4 Kids Continues To Grow
    September 10, 2025
    ORLEANS – Jenn Gale knew that this summer’s Food 4 Kids program was going to top the number of children served last year. She just didn’t realize...

    The Orleans Select Board will continue its discussion on a possible residential property tax exemption for year-round property owners at its Sept. 24 meeting. FILE PHOTO Select Board Talks Residential Exemption
    September 10, 2025
    ORLEANS – Following the will of voters at May’s annual town meeting, the select board has started wading into conversations about adopting a...

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