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Motion To Dismiss Ortolani Suit Denied

BOSTON – A motion to dismiss a case brought against the Community of Jesus and two nonprofits by a former Community member last summer has been denied in U.S. District...

Orleans will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with its annual Fourth of July parade, which kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday from Nauset Regional Middle School. FILE PHOTO

Orleans Readies Historic Fourth Parade

ORLEANS – You only turn 250 once, and Orleans is ready to celebrate. The town will celebrate America’s semiquincentennial next week with its annual...

Bill Wibel of the Orleans Historical Society helped organize and curate “Celebrating 250 Years of America,” a new exhibit highlighting Orleans’ and the Lower Cape’s role in the American Revolution. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

New Exhibit Homes In On Orleans’ Role In American Revolution

ORLEANS – The inside of Hurd Chapel tells a story. Not just one of a revolution that gave birth to the American experiment, but the Lower Cape’s...

The Outermost Roots and Blues Festival is ready to return this year to Nauset Beach on Oct. 10 and 11. FILE PHOTO

Despite Challenges, Outermost Organizers Ready Festival’s Return

ORLEANS – It’s not easy running a music festival. And according to Mike McNamara, it’s only getting harder. McNamara, whose Hog Island Beer Co....

Richard Hoffmann, second in from left, cuts the ribbon alongside U.S. Rep. Bill Keating, Cape Cod Village Executive Director Jeni Landers and Cape Cod Village Board President Chris Raber. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

New ‘Wellness Way’ At Cape Cod Village Took Many Hands

ORLEANS – At the rear of the Cape Cod Village campus on Childs Homestead Road last week, a brand new adaptive fitness station stood with a...

Kevin Galligan said this week he will not seek re-election to the Orleans select board when his term ends in 2027. FILE PHOTO

Galligan Won’t Seek Re-election In 2027

ORLEANS – The scene at the Massachusetts Municipal Association's annual conference in January was a familiar one for Kevin Galligan. Too familiar,...

Soaring Eagle, medicine man for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, stands over a new marker in Orleans’ Veterans Memorial Park during a dedication ceremony June 20. The marker is dedicated to honoring the town’s Indigenous history. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Indigenous Ceremony Links Orleans’ Present To Its Storied Past

ORLEANS – On a cloudless afternoon last Saturday, traffic moved along all corners of Veterans Memorial Park. But inside the park at the...

The Orleans historical commission last week voted to place a one-year delay on the demolition of the buildings at 16 South Orleans Rd., which formerly housed the Cuffy’s retail store. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Demo Delay Placed On Former Cuffy’s Buildings

ORLEANS – A historic building that once housed the Cuffy’s retail shop on South Orleans Road has been saved from demolition, at least for now. The...

A ceremony will be held in Veterans Memorial Park Saturday honoring the placement of a marker recognizing the town’s indigenous history. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Orleans Ceremony Will Honor Town’s Indigenous History

ORLEANS – Long before the Pilgrims settled in Orleans in 1693, the land was home to the Nauset Tribe of the Wampanoag nation. Now, a new marker in...

State Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Provincetown, joins in the revelry during this year’s Lower Cape Pride parade in Orleans on June 13. CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTOS

Lower Cape Pride Parade A Celebration Of Diversity, Unity

ORLEANS – In June 1969, David Bermudez was one of many inside the Stonewall Inn when police raided the famed New York City bar. It was dark inside...

Orleans District Court First Justice Robert A. Welsh III pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault and battery in Brighton Municipal Court June 11. FILE PHOTO

Orleans Judge Pleads Not Guilty To Charges

BRIGHTON – Orleans District Court’s top judge pleaded not guilty to two charges of assault and battery June 11 in Brighton Municipal Court. Robert...

The CG36500 lifesaving boat sits outside of Nauset Marine East. FILE PHOTO

Planning On CG36500 Boathouse, Museum Continues

ORLEANS – At the Orleans Historical Society, work continues toward building a new boathouse and museum for the famed CG36500 lifesaving boat. The...

Attendees at last Sunday’s Walk For Truth held signs and circled the Rock Harbor parking lot in support of victims of high-control religious organizations. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

Walking The Walk: Residents Show Up For Religious Survivors, Victims

ORLEANS – As a kid growing up in the Community of Jesus, Tim DeLude would weed in the garden, where he’d often look out at the people recreating at...

Caps fill the air at the conclusion of this year’s Nauset Regional High School graduation June 5 inside the school gymnasium. CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTOS

‘We Did This’ : Nauset Seniors Celebrate Close Of High School Careers

NORTH EASTHAM – Lilian Peck began her high school career listening to Olivia Rodrigo and ended it listening to Tool. But Nauset High’s 2026...

Barnstable County Commissioner Ron Bergstrom speaks before the county’s assembly of delegates May 20 following discussion about a proposed ordinance that would ban immigration enforcement activity from county property. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Residents Weigh In On County Immigration Ordinance

BARNSTABLE – Adam Liss remembers being called out to a laundromat near his home in Marstons Mills to serve as a verifier for the LUCE Immigrant...

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