ORLEANS – On Monday morning, the sounds of The Specials' "Ghost Town" wafted through the air outside Las Chidas. Maybe that's a coincidence, but it's an apt description of the sleepy stretch of Route 6A near Town Cove, especially during the quiet winter months. But one step into Meredith Gallant's new artisan taco joint and it's clear the Harwich resident is interested in offering patrons more than just a good...

At the age of 68, many people begin to think about retiring, taking it a bit easy, maybe even slowing down after a long career.  Not Charlie Abate.  At age 68, 24 years ago, Abate began a new career as one of the most popular and appreciated fitness instructors on Cape Cod, an endeavor from which, at the age of 92, he has now chosen to take a well-deserved rest. It was a position he accepted out of a desire...

It's not always easy to find the resources you need on the Lower and Outer Cape. While there are plenty of agencies and organizations available to help with health, food, family support and other needs, they aren't necessarily easy to track down. What follows is a compilation of those resources, grouped into handy categories that can help locate the right help at the right time. Health The Samaritans o...

Primabee Founder Lives Out Company’s Mission Of Wellness CHATHAM – For many people on the Cape, the jury is still out on cannabis-based products. Paul Borde gets it. “ I was that guy,” he said. He was, that is, until a golf injury in 2018 led him to Cannabidiol, more commonly known as CBD. The pain was excruciating, he recalled, and Tylenol, Advil and other pain relieving medicines weren’t working. ...

        Common wisdom tells us that retirement is not the end of the road, but a curve.         If that’s true, the road has just gotten a lot more curvy for Bob and Nancy Gardner of Harwich, as Nancy has just retired from her 26-year career at Cape Cod 5, following Bob’s 2020 retirement after 50 years at Pate’s Restaurant in Chatham.         A native Chathamite, Nancy said that her new state of retirement, whi...

If you’re looking for a good reason to take common sense precautions to prevent the spread of illness, public officials have three. COVID-19, influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are all in circulation now, creating a “tripledemic” of respiratory ailments. COVID-19 is now in its third year, and though it is now endemic in the population, it continues to cause illnesses and deaths. Case numbers i...

CHATHAM – After 26 years at the Wayside Inn, beginning as chef and ending his tenure as general manager, Shane Coughlin is ready to get back to basics. After the Wayside was sold earlier this year, Coughlin took some time to regroup and “look for the next chapter” in his life. “I don't do well idle,” he commented. And he really wanted to do something in Chatham. “Chatham has been good to me and my family,” he ...

If Chatham had its own Walk of Fame, you’d find a star with the name Bill Cullinane set right into the concrete of Shattuck Place, just outside Chase Park. It’s the place where Cullinane has spent the last 10 years educating Cape locals and tourists alike on the history of the Godfrey Windmill, one of Chatham’s most iconic landmarks. And he’s done it with a twist. Over the past decade, Cullinane has volunte...

On the winter solstice, Dec. 21, the sun will set here on Cape Cod at 4:14 p.m. after rising about nine hours earlier, at 7:05 a.m. Does 15 hours of darkness in a single day make you feel logy or even depressed? You might be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, a mood disorder first named in 1984. When the long nights of late fall and winter close in, SAD sufferers can grow lethargic and find th...

Monomoy High Forms Partnership With Chatham Coast Guard   by Cheri Armstrong With the help of Senior Chief Petty Officer Ross Comstock and Chief Petty Officer Devan Smith of the Chatham Coast Guard Station, Monomoy Regional High School is developing a partnership with the Chatham Coast Guard. Cheri Armstrong, career education coordinator at the high school, reached out to the Chatham Coast Guard in Septe...

EAST HARWICH — Remember when Cape Cod rolled up its sidewalks after visitors went home on Labor Day? Those days are long gone, and increasingly, once-seasonal businesses are trying their luck in the shoulder and off seasons. The Wequassett Inn and Resort will soon be among them. Following a brief closure for maintenance, the Wequassett’s guest rooms, function rooms and restaurants will be open for visitors aga...