Cherished husband and father Richard B. Finnegan passed away peacefully at the age of 80 on the morning of Saturday, May 20, at Massachusetts General Hospital. His beloved wife Joanne “Scotti” Finnegan at his bedside. Richard was born in Boston Massachusetts to Neal and Mary Finnegan. After attending B.C. High, Richard attended Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. After earning his B.A., he earned Masters ...

Nancy Janet Jones of Harding’s Beach Chatham Ma. passed away peacefully after a brief battle with infection Monday May 22nd.   She was born in Needham Ma. on July 18th 1942 to the late Charles and Ethel Marginot. Nancy was a graduate of Needham High School Class of 1960 and attended Barry University in Miami Fl. before transferring to and graduating from Regis College in Weston Ma. Nancy met and married her etern...

Richard A. Nelson passed away at home on May 19, 2023.  He was born in Cambridge, MA; the son of Jessie (Ramberg) and Albert W. Nelson II.  A longtime resident of Brewster, MA.  He leaves his wife of 29 years, Rita; his children, Kristin Wedge of San Diego, CA, Karin Nolan of Cranston, RI, Eric Nelson of San Diego, CA, stepdaughter, Dawn Lenz of Moreno Valley, CA, and brother Ronn Nelson of Simi Valley, CA.  He b...

Walter Jack “Bud” Rowles passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on May 26, 2023, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts, with his loving wife, Dolly Porter, by his side. The youngest child of the late Alton Doughman “Deacon” Rowles and Doris Kline (“McGuffie”), Bud was born in his grandmother’s West Pittston, PA home on July 25, 1933. Bud grew up in Reading, PA where he developed a love for theater and t...

CHATHAM – When it comes to delivering fresh seafood, time is of the essence. But town officials are worried that, without some intervention, fishermen will find themselves waiting in line for hours to unload the day’s catch. The packing house at the municipal fish pier has space for two companies to operate, receiving and packing the local catch for transport to market. But when Marder Trawling, one of the two...

CHATHAM – Amid the cookouts, traffic jams and summer sales, citizens were asked to pause for a few moments Monday to reflect on the reason for the Memorial Day holiday. In front of Chatham’s memorial to the Great War Monday morning, they did just that. “People sometimes confuse the meaning of Memorial Day and Veterans Day,” said retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Robert Franz, who led the observance. Vetera...

CHATHAM – Seeing a need to invest in the town’s landings and waterfront infrastructure, town meeting in 2017 voted to authorize an $11.3 million bond to fund a slate of overdue projects. Today, a number of major jobs have been completed and two-thirds of the borrowing authorization has been spent — despite the fact that other big projects remain in the pipeline. On May 16, Health and Natural Resources Direc...

CHATHAM – It's not unusual for kids playing little league to get hit by balls. That's part of learning how to play the game. But when injuries happen due to poor field conditions, that's another matter altogether. Two recent incidents where players were hit by balls at little league fields at Volunteer Park and the community center highlight deficiencies in the maintenance of the town's facilities. "That st...

CHATHAM – To encourage the creation of more affordable and workforce housing units, the planning board is brainstorming ideas for new requirements and new incentives for developers, in the form of a revised zoning bylaw. Housing and Sustainability Director Gloria McPherson led the board in a working session last week to consider ideas that could be included in a revised zoning bylaw designed to better encourag...

HARWICH — "It has been an honor and a privilege to be able to serve our country as a United States Marine and my community as a police officer for the town of Harwich," Christopher Arrigo told more than 300 people attending the Memorial Day ceremony in Brooks Park Monday morning. "It is a humbling experience for me to be able to speak to you all and represent my era of veterans at this ceremony," said Arrigo,...

HARWICH – It has been well over two years since the affordable housing trust purchased the 13.3-acre Marceline property along Route 124 in Peasant Lake, and there have been a lot of rumblings about the lack of progress on developing affordable housing on the parcel. Last week, the trust began discussing concepts for moving forward with housing on the land. Housing Advocate Brianna Powell told trust members th...

HARWICH – The Children's Center is the longest-running community-based preschool in town, and it will be holding a "30th Birthday Celebration" on June 11 at 204 Sisson, the cultural center.  "We've been around a long time and think we're a gr "Children learn through play," Newberry-West said of the center's philosophy. "We're play-based and get them ready for kindergarten and elementary school." Its m...

The competition is about to ramp up for Monomoy and Nauset teams heading to the postseason. The MIAA tournament is set to begin this week, while some local teams are already competing, while others still await their fate, including their seeding and first-round opponents and destination. Outdoor track and field state championships took place over the weekend, with Nauset’s boys and girls competing in Divisi...

WEST BARNSTABLE – After seeing its 10-game win streak snapped by Cape Cod Academy on May 15, the Monomoy girls lacrosse team buckled down with a focus on doing its best during its final stretch before the postseason. The Sharks did just that, winning their last three games of the regular season, including a lopsided 22-4 victory at Sturgis East on Thursday that included the team’s highest goal total of the spr...

NORTH EASTHAM – The month of May is an exciting time for senior athletes. It marks the end of four years of commitment and growth on the field, court or ice. This is the final stop for most senior athletes, but for those lucky enough to play in college, it’s just the beginning. Nauset Regional High School held a signing day ceremony last Thursday for its athletes who are taking the next step. Of the 19 athl...

WEST BARNSTABLE – As sad as Lucy Mawn might be to see her girls lacrosse career coming to an end at Monomoy, playing for the Sharks has provided the senior from Harwich with the opportunity to fulfill some of her athletic dreams. After netting five goals and assisting on two others, Mawn had the chance to take in the game from a different, unusual perspective during the final minutes of Thursday’s season final...