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An example of the rental apartment buildings Pennrose initially proposed for the Meetinghouse Road affordable housing project. UNION ARCHITECTS ILLUSTRATION

Pennrose Meetinghouse Road Hearing Postponed Yet Again

CHATHAM – For the sixth time, the zoning board of appeals last week continued the comprehensive permit hearing on Pennrose’s proposed affordable...

Nauset Regional High School ceased operations as a local warming center Feb. 24 due to a heating failure in the building. FILE PHOTO

HVAC Failure Led To Warming Center Closure

EASTHAM – An HVAC failure is believed to have caused the shuttering of Nauset Regional High School as an area warming center during February’s...

The Polar Plunge is hosted locally by the Harwich Police Department, through the Law Enforcement Torch Run. FILE PHOTO

Cops, Friends, Prepare To Plunge For The Special Olympics

SOUTH HARWICH – Maybe there’s no better way to say goodbye to the savage cold of 2025-2026 than to embrace it, one last time. That’s what...

Shawn DeLude, president of the nonprofit Rock Harbor Truth, addresses the Orleans select board March 4 about allegations of abuse and trafficking raised against the Community of Jesus. FILE PHOTO

Select Board Questioned Over COJ Suit Allegations

ORLEANS – As allegations of child abuse and trafficking continue to loom over the Community of Jesus, Shawn DeLude went before the select board...

Select Board: Harwich Opposes Real Estate Transfer Fee

HARWICH – By the narrowest of margins, the county assembly of delegates passed a measure last month seeking special legislation that would allow...

The February blizzard caused Nauset public schools to close for a week, further pushing the school calendar toward the June 30 deadline.

As Snow Days Accumulate, Nauset Officials Discuss Options

ORLEANS – From extensive power outages to fallen wires, trees, limbs and other debris, there’s been no shortage of complications brought on by the...

Fallen trees and powerlines caused widespread outages across the Lower Cape during the recent blizzard. FILE PHOTO

Underground Utilities? It’ll Cost You. Local Officials, Experts...

The Blizzard of ‘26 brought significant disruption to the region, from downed trees and wires to outages that left much of the Lower and Outer...

Chet Peterson dribbles during a futsal game held by the Harwich Police Soccer Club last Saturday at the 204 Cultural Arts Municipal Building. The club’s winter season concluded last weekend, bringing in more than 200 kids to play indoor soccer. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Harwich Police Soccer Club Has Kids Having Fun Playing Game They Love

HARWICH – Certain national studies have found that most kids quit organized sports sometime around the ages of 11 to 13. The main culprit for why...

A public hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 16 to discuss the draft short-term rental bylaw, which will be voted on at town meeting in May. FILE PHOTO

Public Hearing Scheduled On Short-term Rental Bylaw

BREWSTER – In the first official move on short-term rental regulation since last fall, town planner Jon Idman presented a draft bylaw at Monday’s...

Randi Potash. COURTESY PHOTO

ZBA Chair Potash Announces Run For Select Board

CHATHAM – With Shareen Davis announcing that she won’t be seeking re-election, the one seat on the select board on the May 13 annual election...

FinCom Seeks Tax Exemption Delay

CHATHAM – The finance committee wants to pump the brakes on a residential tax exemption.The group is sponsoring a town meeting article asking...

The cost for commercial haulers to dispose of solid waste at the town’s transfer station will increase as of July 1 and again in 2027. FILE PHOTO

Select Board Opts For Phased-in Increase For Commercial Haulers

CHATHAM – If you have your rubbish picked up by one of the town’s two commercial trash haulers, expect your bill to go up after June 30. The rates...

Chatham Town Manager Jill Goldsmith. FILE PHOTO

Chatham Town Manager Contract Extended To 2031

CHATHAM – Town Manager Jill Goldsmith will continue as head of the municipal government through 2031. Goldsmith’s most recent contract was set to...

The Monomoy Regional Middle School. TIM WOOD PHOTO

State Supports Middle School Roof Replacement; Project To Cost $11...

Voters at annual town meetings in Chatham and Harwich will be asked to approve funding to replace the roof on the Monomoy Regional Middle...

Katie Silverman, Peter Horgan, and Josh Koopman discuss character motivation. ROWAN WOOD PHOTO

‘Play The Edge’ Production Diary: Blizzard Improv

CHATHAM – Last week’s blizzard ravaged much of the northeast and knocked out power to nearly the entirety of Cape Cod. Many of us spent time...

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