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A scene from last year’s Independence Day parade. FILE PHOTO

Big Changes In Store For July 4 Parade

January 28, 2026

CHATHAM – With the nation celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, bigger crowds than usual are expected for the town’s Independence Day...

Two inert training anti-tank munitions shut down the Harwich public safety facilities when they were brought in last Wednesday. COURTESY PHOTO

Ordnances Close Public Safety Facilities

January 28, 2026

HARWICH – The public safety facilities on Sisson Road were closed temporarily on Wednesday, Jan. 21, after two World War II-era ordnances were...

Commissioner Ashley Randle talks with vendors at last weekend’s winter farmers market inside of Lower Cape TV in Orleans. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

State Ag Commissioner Pays Visit To Winter Farmers Market

January 28, 2026

ORLEANS – Business was good for vendors Saturday morning inside of Lower Cape TV, which for the second year is serving as home to the town’s weekly...

Steven Leibowitz. COURTESY PHOTO

Brewster’s Leibowitz Announces Campaign For First Barnstable...

January 28, 2026

BREWSTER – Brewster resident Steven Leibowitz has had a lifelong commitment to his democratic values. Now, he’s looking to apply them on Beacon...

Director of Planning and Community Development Christine Flynn has determined that the Snow Inn redevelopment project is consistent with the town’s local comprehensive plan. FILE PHOTO

Snow Inn Redevelopment Deemed Consistent With LCP

January 28, 2026

HARWICH – The Cape Cod Commission hearing on the redevelopment of the historic Snow Inn scheduled for last Thursday was postponed to provide...

A front-end loader works inside the Chatham Transfer Station. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Four Health Board Members Resign Over Dispute With Select Board

January 28, 2026

CHATHAM – Four members of the board of health, with a total of more than 40 years of service on the panel between them, resigned recently over what...

Chatham Town Manager Jill Goldsmith. FILE PHOTO

Chatham Town Manager Proposes $47M Budget; A 4.79 Percent Increase...

January 28, 2026

CHATHAM – “Welcome to budget season.”That’s how Town Manager Jill Goldsmith kicked off her presentation of the preliminary fiscal 2027 town budget...

Scott French shovels snow near Main Street in Chatham on Monday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Region Digs Out Of Major Snowfall

January 26, 2026

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Now that's a snowblower! Crews clear the runway at Chatham Municipal Airport Monday morning. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Snowfall Thumps Lower Cape But No Major Problems Reported

January 22, 2026

A historic snowstorm that caused more than a million customers to lose power from the Gulf Coast to Maine caused relatively few problems on the...

Residential Tax Exemption Reduced

January 21, 2026

CHATHAM – The select board voted Jan. 13 to lower the proposed property tax exemption for year-round residents from 35 to 20 percent. The vote was...

On Jan. 15, the affordable housing trust met to discuss the logistics of the Sea Camps pond parcel feasibility study approved by a select board vote of 4-1. FILE PHOTO

Housing Trust Talks Process For Pond Parcel Feasibility Study

January 21, 2026

BREWSTER – The affordable housing trust met Jan. 15 to discuss the logistics of the Sea Camps pond parcel feasibility study, which was approved by...

Michael Kelly, chief financial officer with Campanelli Company, awaits the approval from the planning board for 28 apartments at 606 Route 28 in Harwich Port. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Rental Apartments Approved For Sundae School Site

January 21, 2026

HARWICH – The Sundae School ice cream shop will be scooped up and replaced with a 28-unit multifamily rental complex. The planning board approved...

Singer Candida Rose leads attendees of Monday’s MLK Breakfast in a spirited rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Orleans. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

In Orleans, MLK’s Message Still Rings Loud

January 21, 2026

ORLEANS – The Rev. Liz Walker was all of 6 years old when her father took her to see Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at her local baptist church...

Affordable Housing Trust member Jeffrey Handler cast the dissenting vote on providing $1 million for the Pine Oaks Village IV project. FILE PHOTO

Trust OK’s $1 Million For Pine Oaks Village

January 21, 2026

HARWICH – The affordable housing trust has made it clear that it supports the Pine Oaks Village IV development in North Harwich. On Jan. 15 the...

After 30 years, the Brewster Chamber of Commerce and visitors’ center will be leaving town hall, at the request of town officials. FILE PHOTO

Brewster Chamber Forced Out Of Town Hall After 30 Years

January 21, 2026

BREWSTER – Brewster town officials have asked the chamber of commerce to vacate its offices and visitors’ center at town hall. The news, which was...

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