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    The select board last week voted to enter into a contract with Murphy, Hesse, Toomey and Lehane to serve as its new town counsel. FILE PHOTO Orleans Taps Braintree Firm As Legal Counsel
    January 28, 2026
    ORLEANS – For the first time in four decades, Orleans has a new town counsel. The select board on Jan. 21 unanimously voted to enter into an...

    Andrea Reed Reed Won’t Seek Third Term On Select Board
    January 28, 2026
    ORLEANS – From the beginning, Andrea Reed said she would be a two-term select board member. Now as her second term draws to a close, she’s keeping...

    Commissioner Ashley Randle talks with vendors at last weekend’s winter farmers market inside of Lower Cape TV in Orleans. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS State Ag Commissioner Pays Visit To Winter Farmers Market
    January 28, 2026
    ORLEANS – Business was good for vendors Saturday morning inside of Lower Cape TV, which for the second year is serving as home to the town’s weekly...

    After years spent volunteering with the CG36500 lifesaving boat, Dick Ryder moved to Fort Myers, Fla., in the fall. FILE PHOTO Dick Ryder Looks Back On His Time With The CG36500
    January 21, 2026
    ORLEANS – As the son of a Chatham fisherman, Dick Ryder grew to love boats from a young age. He remembers rowing along with the tide out to the...

    Singer Candida Rose leads attendees of Monday’s MLK Breakfast in a spirited rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Orleans. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS In Orleans, MLK’s Message Still Rings Loud
    January 21, 2026
    ORLEANS – The Rev. Liz Walker was all of 6 years old when her father took her to see Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at her local baptist church...

    About three dozen people in Orleans on Saturday protested against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the recent killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Protesters Rally Against ICE In Orleans
    January 14, 2026
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    Seaside Cannabis Co. on Lots Hollow Road received an extension of its special permit from the zoning board of appeals last week, as well as approval for expanded business hours. FILE PHOTO Seaside Cannabis Gets Permit Extension, Expanded Hours
    January 14, 2026
    ORLEANS – The town’s first licensed recreational marijuana dispensary received an extension of its special permit, as well as approval for expanded...

    Tara Vargas Wallace, founder of Amplify POC Cape Cod, will be honored with this year’s Racial Justice Advocacy Award by the Nauset Interfaith Association’s Martin Luther King Action Team at this year’s MLK Breakfast on Jan. 19. COURTESY PHOTO Amplify POC Founder To Be Awarded At MLK Breakfast; Tara Vargas...
    January 14, 2026
    ORLEANS – Sometimes a moment, a chance occurrence, can help shape the course of your life. For Tara Vargas Wallace, one of those moments came when...

    Cape Tech senior Glenn Svenningsen. DOREEN LEGGETT PHOTO Lobstering Becomes A Way Of Life For Cape Tech Senior
    January 8, 2026
    ORLEANS – Glenn Svenningsen said when he was born, his father had already fallen in love with lobstering and left construction to pursue it full...

    The Coastal Companies has broken ground on property at 177 Route 6A, where plans call for the construction of a two-story mixed-use building that will house office space on the ground floor and four apartments above. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Four New Units Planned For Route 6A
    January 7, 2026
    ORLEANS – By this time next year, a new mixed-use building on Route 6A is expected to provide four new units of market rate housing. The Coastal...

    Orleans District Court Judge Robert Welsh on Dec. 22 supported a motion to dismiss charges against Thiago Bastos of Hyannis. But Bastos remains in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Charges Dismissed Against Hyannis Man In ICE Custody
    January 7, 2026
    ORLEANS – Charges against a Hyannis man who has been unable to appear in court due to his detainment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have...

    A final version of the town's new local comprehensive plan is expected to be presented to the select board at the end of January. FILE PHOTO Comprehensive Plan Slated For Select Board Review
    January 7, 2026
    ORLEANS – The planning board is on track to present a final version of the town’s new local comprehensive plan to the select board later this...

    Orleans officials joined local housing advocates in celebrating the opening of Housing Assistance Corporation’s new 14-unit development at 107 Main St. in October. FILE PHOTO Housing, Fire Station Gains Made 2025 A Year Of Progress In Orleans
    December 30, 2025
    ORLEANS – Goodbye 2025. Hello 2026. A new year always holds the excitement and promise of new beginnings, and Orleans is no exception. But before...

    The select board plans to respond to an Open Meeting Law complaint filed against it last month. The complaint alleges the board violated the law during its public discussion of free cash on Nov. 19. FILE PHOTO Select Board Responds To Open Meeting Law Complaint
    December 30, 2025
    ORLEANS – The select board will submit a response to an Open Meeting Law complaint that was filed against it last month with the state Attorney...

    The town of Orleans collaborated with local artists and students from Nauset Regional Middle School in creating “Buoys of Joy,” a holiday art installation on the village green. PHOTOS BY RYAN BRAY Halle-Buoy-Yah! Art Installation Helps Orleans Ring In Holidays
    December 25, 2025
    ORLEANS – Near the back of the Village Green, the message to those who pass by is unmistakable. The word “Joy,” lit up in the form of three 10-foot...

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