HARWICH – Friends and family from near and far packed Cape Cod Technical High School’s football field Saturday afternoon as the school celebrated the graduation of its 119 seniors. It was an afternoon of reflection, celebration and looking ahead. The students and faculty who addressed the graduates delivered messages that showcased how far the group has come while also highlighting that there is more to accomp...

HARWICH — More than just something to be endured, life’s challenges steel us for future adversity, inspire creative problem solving and push us to our greatest potential. That was a central theme of the Monomoy Regional High School commencement ceremony Saturday, when 126 Sharks turned their tassels and embraced the next challenges in their lives. “You should never be completely comfortable with everything tha...

HARWICH — Coming three days after the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, an anonymous bomb threat against Monomoy High School Friday morning left the school community rattled and public safety officials on edge. At around 9 a.m., 911 operators with the Massachusetts State Police received a computer-generated call naming Monomoy High in a bomb threat. The hoax call was one of several logged by the state p...

HARWICH – As the town and the Harwich Conservation Trust work through the details of a partnership in the Cold Brook Eco-Restoration Project, there are questions and concerns as to whether the goals set by both parties can be met. “I’d like to have an MOA (memorandum of agreement) that allows us to judge if we’re reducing nitrogen,” Selectman Larry Ballantine said in a joint meeting last week of the partners i...

HARWICH – There was a real sense of hometown commitment tied to the Memorial Day ceremony in Brooks Park on Monday as two former Rough Riders shaped the narrative of the day. Captain Joe Thacher of the Massachusetts National Guard, a Harwich resident and Harwich High School 2006 graduate, was the guest speaker, and SFC Massachusetts National Guard Jeremy Armstrong, Harwich High Class of 2003, provided op...

HARWICH – Multiple law enforcement agencies descended on a home in the Headwaters section of town on May 19 armed with federal search warrants. Officers seized two large capacity firearms, ammunition, a bullet proof vest, and 679 grams of cocaine with a street value of $50,000. Five occupants of 133 Azalea Drive, four adults and a juvenile, were arrested. Arraigned in Orleans District Court on the follow...

HARWICH – The new golf cart barn at Cranberry Valley Golf Course has been open for a year, but many of the amenities that are making the facilities an electric place to play golf are only now being plugged in. The new barn took nearly a decade to build, but the delays had a bright side. The golf committee started looking at electric carts and considered placing solar panels on the roof of a new barn. As time p...

HARWICH – The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is planning to expand the artificial reef it constructed in partnership with the town in 2016. The reef is located in Nantucket Sound, a little more than two miles south of Saquatucket Harbor. By many accounts the addition of the one-acre reef, made up of concrete from the foundation of the former Harwich High School and miscast catch basins, created a f...

HARWICH – Angelina Chilaka has been recognized for her commitments to the community throughout her life, and now she is being honored on a regional level. The Barnstable County Commissioners endorsed Chilaka as the 2022 Mercy Otis Warren Woman of the Year recipient. The award will be presented in a ceremony on Flag Day, June 14, at 7 p.m. at the 1717 Meetinghouse, 2049 Meetinghouse Way in West Barnstable. T...

HARWICH – A battle between the Barnstable County Commissioners and the Assembly of Delegates over the fiscal 2023 budget could have a major impact on Harwich's information technology services. The town has an intermunicipal agreement with the regional government for information technology (IT) services. Barnstable County Commissioners put forward a $22.2 million budget for fiscal 2023, but the assembly, the...

HARWICH – It is now over half a century, nearly 54 years, since Army Lt. Richard L. Rogers died in Vietnam. Yet the memory of Rogers, a member of Harwich High School’s class of 1964, has not been forgotten by members of that tight-knit class of fewer than 40. Rogers was only 22 when he died in action in Long Binh province in December 1968. During his short life he made an indelible impression on his friends...

HARWICH – Newly elected Town Clerk Emily Mitchell was sworn in at noon on Tuesday by Moderator Michael D. Ford. Mitchell was elected in the annual town election last Tuesday; under state law a newly elected town clerk cannot be sworn-in until seven days after the election. Mitchell, who has served as the director of the council on aging for the past four years, officially resigned from that position on Monday....