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Linda, left, and Gloria Bailey-Davies of Orleans were one of seven same-sex couples who sued in the landmark 2001 court case that won the right to marry for same-sex couples. COURTESY PHOTO

Linda And Gloria Bailey-Davies’ Love Helped Change History

As of 2022, more than 740,500 same-sex couples had gotten married in the U.S., according to a census report. That’s nearly 1.5 million people — and...

Town Manager, Chiefs Get New Contracts

ORLEANS – Three top town officials have inked new contracts with the town. The select board last week unanimously voted to approve a new contract...

A Pride flag waves outside of Nauset Farms in Orleans. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Orleans Grocer Pushes Back On Flag Criticism

ORLEANS – Outside of Nauset Farms, a Pride flag waves proudly in the air next to the store’s front entrance. But the store was left to defend the...

Bob Isadore and David Bermudez of Yarmouthport will participate in Saturday’s Lower Cape Pride parade in Orleans. Bermudez is the oldest living veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969. COURTESY PHOTO

Oldest Living Veteran Of Stonewall Rebellion To Take Part In Pride...

ORLEANS – As David Bermudez remembers, it all happened very quickly. Sitting in the back of the Stonewall Inn one night in June 1969, Bermudez and...

Overdue Dragger Found Sunk Off Brewster; Two Found Aboard

BREWSTER – The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a vessel found submerged in Cape Cod Bay off Brewster is the fishing vessel...

ICE agents arrest a man on Martha’s Vineyard last week. Orleans officials were confused last week when the town showed up on a federal list of sanctuary cities in Massachusetts. NICHOLAS VUKOTA, MV TIMES PHOTO

Homeland Security Designation Confuses Town Officials

ORLEANS – The Department of Homeland Security recently included Orleans on a list of sanctuary communities, but town officials earlier this month...

Construction is nearly complete on 14 new units of affordable rental housing at 107 Main St. in Orleans. The units are being developed by Housing Assistance Corporation. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Applications Being Accepted For 107 Main St. Units

ORLEANS – When Housing Assistance Corporation opened up the application process for its 14-unit affordable housing development at 107 Main St....

One by one, 203 students in the Nauset class of 2025 walked across the gym floor to receive their diplomas Friday evening. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

Nauset Class Of 2025 Looks Back At A Changing Campus

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Man Arrested Following Low-Speed Pursuit

ORLEANS – A New Hampshire man was arrested early Monday morning after leading police on a pursuit that began in Wellfleet. The man, 55, was stopped...

The zoning board of appeals on May 21 voted to award a special permit to allow storage operations at this building at 260 Route 6A, including the use of 21 outside storage containers. FILE PHOTO

Special Permit Granted For Route 6A Storage Operation

ORLEANS – A special permit was granted last month to allow storage operations at a commercial building at 260 Route 6A. The permit allows the...

This clamming boat owned by Orleans resident Chris Viprino was destroyed in a fire in Wellfleet in April. A GoFundMe campaign has so far raised more than $24,000 to help him get back to clamming this season. PHOTO COURTESY EMILY VIPRINOThis clamming boat owned by Orleans resident Chris Viprino was destroyed in a fire in Wellfleet in April. A GoFundMe campaign has so far raised more than $24,000 to help him get back to clamming this season. PHOTO COURTESY EMILY VIPRINO

After Boat Fire, Orleans Family Ready To Rebuild Their Dream

ORLEANS – Emily Viprino was heading out the door with her youngest son to catch a flight to Florida when her husband, Chris, came running down the...

The Nauset regional school committee is asking the district’s member towns to support a $250,000 transfer to address a shortfall in the current Fiscal Year 2025 operating budget. FILE PHOTO

Officials Question Nauset Funding Request

ORLEANS – The Nauset Regional School Committee is seeking approval from the district’s four member towns to use $250,000 in reserve funding to...

Jeni Landers began in her new role as executive director of the Center for Developmental Disabilities at Cape Cod Village on May 15. COURTESY PHOTO

Cape Cod Village Welcomes New Center Director

ORLEANS – Jeni Landers has spent so much of her time working with and advocating for local nonprofits that it started to feel like a full-time...

Tours of the wastewater treatment facility on Overland Way will be provided June 6 as part of the Orleans Pond Coalition’s Celebrate Our Waters festivities. FILE PHOTO

Celebrate Our Waters Returns In June

ORLEANS – The Orleans Pond Coalition is stretching its Celebrate Our Waters festivities across three phases this year, including select events the...

Izaak van der Wende, a drama student at Nauset Regional High School, speaks in support of his teacher, Ian Hamilton, before the Nauset Regional School Committee May 22. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Nauset Students Push Back Against Drama Teacher’s Reassignment

ORLEANS – Several Nauset Regional High School students came to the defense of the school’s drama teacher last week after learning that he will not...

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