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Tom DeSiervo notified the Orleans recreation advisory committee that he will be leaving his post as the town’s director of recreation, culture and community events at the end of the month. FILE PHOTO

DeSiervo To Depart Orleans Rec

August 26, 2026

ORLEANS – The town is losing its director of recreation, culture and community events amid talk of regionalizing recreation offerings with...

Contractors work on the siding at Monomoy Middle School Monday morning. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Construction Delays Middle School Opening, But Only By Two Days

August 26, 2026

CHATHAM – The $11.5 million replacement of siding and windows at Monomoy Regional Middle School was always expected to be on a tight schedule. And...

Emotions ran high during the zoning board of appeals’ continued review of the proposed mixed use housing development planned for the site of the former Governor Prence Inn Aug. 18. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Tensions Rise As Prence Review Continues

August 26, 2026

ORLEANS – The zoning board of appeals last week voted to take additional measures to assist in its review of the 78-unit mixed housing development...

Allin Thompson (center) with his wife Izzy, is surrounded by family members during the 2024 annual town meeting when Mr. Thompson was inducted into the Harwich Hall of Fame. FILE PHOTO

Allin Thompson Remembered As Champion Of Community

August 26, 2026

HARWICH – Longtime community servant Allin P. Thompson, 84, passed away on Monday, Aug. 24. Mr. Thompson served the town in various capacities for...

An official groundbreaking was held Tuesday at the Spring Rock Village affordable housing project in Brewster. RICH ELDRED PHOTO

It’s Official: Spring Rock Village Is Underway In Brewster

August 26, 2026

BREWSTER – Ground was broken earlier this summer, the foundations are in, but the official groundbreaking for Spring Rock Village in Brewster took...

The latest layout for the 42-unit affordable housing project on Meetinghouse Road being proposed by Pennrose. The plan shows a path on the left that runs from the development to the Old Colony Rail Trail. PENNROSE GRAPHIC

Sidewalk Likely A Requirement For Housing Project Approval, A...

August 26, 2026

CHATHAM – Zoning board of appeals members are leaning toward approving the 42-unit Pennrose Meetinghouse Road affordable housing project, but will...

Members of the Monomoy Joint Regional Agreement Formula Group held their first session on Aug. 20. From left, Charles Gruszka, Peter Hughes, Jay McGrail and Peter Piekarski representing Harwich and Jeff Dykens, Brad Schiff and Stephen Daniel representing Chatham. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

MRSD Agreement Working Group: Enrollment Is A Major Issue

August 26, 2026

CHATHAM – Members of the Monomoy Joint Regional Agreement Formula Working Group from Chatham and Harwich conducted their first session on Aug. 20,...

Summer Residents: RTE Unfair, Divisive; Select Board To Vote On Tax...

August 26, 2026

CHATHAM – The select board will vote next Tuesday, Sept. 1, on implementing a 20 percent residential tax exemption. While a majority of the board...

Some terns migrate more than 20,000 miles. MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION

Nature Connection: The Magic Of Migration

August 22, 2026

According to the National Geographic Society, migration may be defined as “the seasonal movement of animals from one habitat to another in search...

The mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus in Chatham were northern house mosquitoes or related species; the ones that tested positive in South Eastham were culex salinarius, which are often found in salt marshes. COURTESY CDC.GOV

West Nile Virus Detected In Chatham; Orleans Risk Also Elevated

August 21, 2026

CHATHAM – For the first time since public health officials began a testing program, West Nile virus has been detected in Chatham. The virus was...

Brewster residents take advantage of the annual Oyster Sundays harvest. The town recently approved eight new shellfish grant leases along Cape Cod Bay. FILE PHOTO

Brewster Approves New Shellfish Grants; Some Have Waited 15 Years...

August 20, 2026

BREWSTER – Brewster’s mollusks may not yet rival the Wellfleet oyster, but if all things work out the local shellfish industry will be growing.The...

Models of iconic Chatham buildings that were part of the Phillips Farm Family’s winning Fourth of July parade float are being auctioned to raise money for Monomoy Community Service’s building project. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Models Of Iconic Chatham Buildings Auctioned To Benefit MCS

August 20, 2026

CHATHAM – You can own a piece of the top entry in this year’s Fourth of July parade and help Monomoy Community Services complete its building...

Members of the local tennis community have requested some modifications to plans for new tennis courts at the Sea Camps bay property, which they hope will mirror the courts at Stony Brook Elementary School. FILE PHOTO

Changes Recommended For Proposed Sea Camps Tennis Courts

August 20, 2026

BREWSTER – Some late-stage changes to the four tennis courts proposed for the Sea Camps bay property stalled a potential vote from the community...

North Eastham resident Jeffrey Cornish, the new executive director of the Family Pantry of Cape Cod. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Family Pantry’s New Exec Brings Global Experience To Cape

August 19, 2026

NORTH HARWICH – Jeffrey Cornish has fought hunger all over the world, looking into the faces of people for whom finding their next meal might mean...

Santa arrives at the Chatham Fish Pier last December. FILE PHOTO

Chatham In The Running To Be Hallmark ‘Merriest Christmas Town’

August 19, 2026

CHATHAM – The town is in the running to be this year’s Hallmark Channel’s “Merriest Christmas Town in America.” Chatham is one of 25 finalists in...

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