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    The deadline for submitting articles for inclusion on the warrant for the Ma11 annual town meeting is March 2. FILE PHOTO Orleans Begins Readying Spring Warrant
    February 26, 2026
    ORLEANS – It may be February, but spring town meeting preparations are already in full swing. Articles have begun trickling in for the warrant for...

    An efficiency and regionalization study of Nauset Regional Middle School and the district’s five elementary schools has found that all of the buildings are aging and underutilized. A final report is due this spring. FILE PHOTO Study: Schools Are Aging And Underutilized
    February 25, 2026
    ORLEANS – Elementary schools in the Nauset Regional School District, as well as the district’s middle school, are aging and underutilized,...

    The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates last week voted to petition the state legislature to allow for a high-end real estate transfer fee that will generate additional revenue to help towns address the region’s housing crisis. FILE PHOTO Assembly Votes To Advance Transfer Fee Petition
    February 25, 2026
    BARNSTABLE – A petition will go before the state legislature seeking authorization allowing Cape towns to opt into a new high-end real estate...

    The Orleans Conservation Trust is raising money to buy land at 22 Tonset Rd., which would be protected from development as open space. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Orleans Trust Works Toward Tonset Road Property Purchase
    February 19, 2026
    ORLEANS – The wooded and overgrown parcel at 22 Tonset Rd. is easy to overlook. But for the Orleans Conservation Trust, it’s land worth...

    The French Cable Museum is one of several projects seeking additional Community Preservation Act funding at May’s annual town meeting. FILE PHOTO CPC Declines Funding For Neighboring Projects
    February 19, 2026
    ORLEANS – The recommended slate of projects to receive Community Preservation Act funding this spring will not include requests in support of...

    Orleans Fire Chief Geof Deering said with staffing challenges and increased call volume, keeping department overtime down can be difficult. FILE PHOTO Orleans Chief Talks Fire Department Overtime
    February 18, 2026
    ORLEANS – During the select board’s first public run through the proposed operating budget for the 2027 fiscal year, there was one line item that...

    Residents gather in support of Thiago Bastos’ release from ICE custody ahead of his scheduled hearing in Orleans District Court on Dec. 16. Bastos, of Hyannis, has since been released on bond and is appealing his order of deportation out of Chelmsford Immigration Court. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Hyannis Man Released From ICE Custody
    February 18, 2026
    CHELMSFORD – A Hyannis man earlier this month was released on bond after nine months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Judge Natalie...

    Housing Assistance Corporation plans to renovate this building at 22 Old Tote Rd. into four units of affordable housing. Two of the units will be deed restricted as such. FILE PHOTO Select Board OKs Old Tote Road Transfer
    February 12, 2026
    ORLEANS – Housing Assistance Corporation plans to renovate an existing mixed-use building on Old Tote Road into four housing units, two of which...

    Sally Steinmann, owner of Maggie Mae Designs in Orleans, designs custom Derby hats that are auctioned off in support of Old Friends, a Kentucky-based aftercare facility for retired thoroughbred racehorses. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Orleans Milliner Brings Back Racehorse Fundraiser, Looks Ahead To...
    February 11, 2026
    ORLEANS – One of the first books that Sally Steinmann read as a child was “Black Beauty.”  “I sort of had that, and still do have that perspective...

    Orleans police plan to prepare an education campaign around the proper use of e-bikes and e-scooters ahead of the coming summer season. PHOTO COURTESY THOMAS G. FROM PIXABAY Police Seek More Education Around E-bikes, Scooters
    February 11, 2026
    ORLEANS – The Orleans Police Department is well versed in the rules governing vehicle traffic in town. But with e-bikes and e-scooters continuing...

    PHOTO COURTESY FERVERPITCHED Residents Push Back On County Petition For Real Estate Transfer Fee
    February 5, 2026
    BARNSTABLE – A proposal by the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates to petition the state legislature to allow towns to enact a transfer fee on...

    David Currier, president of Seaside Cannabis Co., takes a photo with growers at Putnam Farm that participated in last year's inaugural season of the Putnam Pantry Project. PHOTO COURTESY SPENCER KNOWLES A Pantry Partnership At Putnam
    February 4, 2026
    ORLEANS – “Bring your boots,” Rick Francolini told Spencer Knowles when he invited Knowles to take a tour of the farming plots at Putnam Farm in...

    Protesters gathered at the intersection of Main Street and Route 28 in Orleans on Saturday morning to protest ongoing immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, Minn. RYAN BRAY  PHOTOS Residents Brave Cold To Protest ICE
    February 4, 2026
    Frigid temperatures weren’t enough to keep protesters away from the intersection of Main Street and Route 28 in Orleans Saturday morning. Residents...

    Young’s Fish Market, which was torn down following an accident involving a crane in November, is not expected to be rebuilt in time for the summer. FILE PHOTO Young’s Unlikely To Return For Summer
    January 29, 2026
    ORLEANS – Those hankering for a lobster roll at Young’s Fish Market may have to look elsewhere to get their seafood fix, at least for the coming...

    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...

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