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What Makes Orleans Unique? Officials Working To Brand, Market...

ORLEANS – Orleans is bold, welcoming and creative. It’s a place with a proud history and a close connection to its environment. But how does the...

The majority of staff at Lower Cape TV were laid off earlier this month after the station’s board of directors voted to discontinue its nonprofit newsroom. FILE PHOTO

Lower Cape TV To Cease Newsroom Operations; Declining Cable...

ORLEANS – Big changes are coming to Lower Cape TV. The nonprofit public access station, which services the communities of Orleans, Brewster,...

The select board last week voted to appoint two more at-large members to the town’s new fire rescue station building committee. FILE PHOTO

Two More Appointed To Fire Station Building Committee - Select...

ORLEANS – What do you do when you have two qualified committee candidates but only one open seat? If you’re the select board, you vote to add...

Eastham artist Paul Schulenburg will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his relationship with the Addison Art Gallery with a casual reception July 12 at the gallery on South Orleans Road. COURTESY PHOTO

Paul Schulenburg Is Living The Dream

ORLEANS – Painting was never supposed to be a career for Paul Schulenburg. It just turned out that way. In the 1990s, Schulenburg, an Eastham...

Officials Clarify Error In Town Manager Contract

ORLEANS – An error in the new contract recently approved for Town Manager Kim Newman has stirred questions about her compensation. At its June 4...

The Fourth of July is a holiday for creative attire. This couple didn’t disappoint. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

A ‘Jaws’ome Fourth In Orleans

ORLEANS – Beneath sunshine and a cloudless blue sky, residents and visitors came out in full force for this year’s Fourth of July parade. The sides...

Two at-large members were appointed to the town’s fire rescue station building committee last week, and a third will be appointed at the select board’s July 9 meeting. FILE PHOTO

Two Appointed To Fire Station Building Committee

ORLEANS – The select board last week voted to fill two of the three at-large seats on the town’s new fire rescue station building committee. Board...

Orleans Author Michael E. Jones, left, discusses the state of artificial intelligence and its impact on art with Clark Doody during last week’s annual meeting of the Orleans Citizens Forum. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Making Sense Of AI: Orleans Author Weighs On The Pros And Cons Of...

ORLEANS – In 2025, people go about their lives with small computers in their pockets and bags, a world of information once unthinkable always...

The annual Fourth of July Parade in Orleans will step off at 10 a.m. from the parking lot at Nauset Regional Middle School. FILE PHOTO

‘Jaws’ Is The Theme For Fourth of July In Orleans: Annual Parade...

ORLEANS – Cue that iconic John Williams score. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of “Jaws” and the Cape’s ties to the legendary film, the...

The Orleans select board last week approved a 5 percent increase in water rates for the new fiscal year. FILE PHOTO

Water Rate Increase Approved

ORLEANS – New water rates adopted by the select board last week will help finance a number of future water department projects. On June 18, the...

Come September, students in the exploratory education program at Nauset Regional Middle School will have access to a new Wampanoag wetu and educational garden, furthering the school’s outdoor learning space. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

At Nauset Regional Middle School, Outdoor Education Has A Home

ORLEANS – Behind Nauset Regional Middle School, past the school buses and across the school track, sits a classroom without desks, dry erase boards...

Due to federal funding cuts, libraries statewide, including Snow Library in Orleans, will eliminate access to a number of research databases beginning July 1. FILE PHOTO

Federal Cuts Imperil Library Databases

ORLEANS – The impact of cuts to staffing and programs at the federal level are being felt at local libraries.Come July 1, access to a number of...

Stephen O’Grady, executive director of the Orleans Conservation Trust, welcomes attendees to a ceremony June 12 to dedicate the new handicap-accessible trail at the trust’s Window on the Bay conservation area on Portanimicut Road. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

Accessible Trail Opens At Window On The Bay

ORLEANS – A new trail and parking area at Window on the Bay Conservation Area improves access to the parcel overlooking Pleasant Bay. The Orleans...

Behold Staples Rock, which has gone viral online since being unearthed in the parking lot of Orleans Marketplace in the spring. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

'Staples Rock' Has Put Orleans Marketplace On The Social Media Map

ORLEANS – Step aside, Nauset Beach. The biggest summer attraction in Orleans is a rock. That’s right, a rock. A big one. Right outside of...

Saturday’s festivities started on the Village Green next to Snow Library, where Sarah Burrill performed for attendees. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

Inaugural Pride Parade Offers Support, Allyship For LGBTQ+ Community

ORLEANS – The skies were gray, but residents and visitors brought plenty of color to downtown Orleans on Saturday. The inaugural Lower Cape Pride...

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