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Orleans Fire Chief Geof Deering said with staffing challenges and increased call volume, keeping department overtime down can be difficult. FILE PHOTO

Orleans Chief Talks Fire Department Overtime

February 18, 2026

ORLEANS – During the select board’s first public run through the proposed operating budget for the 2027 fiscal year, there was one line item that...

Newly sworn-in Harwich firefighter Manuel Rebelo gets his badge pinned on by his wife, Kiana, with her son Jack. The town’s next town administrator, Jay McGrail, and Fire Chief David LeBlanc welcome Rebelo to the department. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTOS

Ceremony Recognizes Firefighters’ Achievements

February 18, 2026

HARWICH – It was a day of welcoming the new members and recognizing the achievements and long-term commitment of members of the fire...

The Pause’s meeting space sits just off Underpass Road in Brewster. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO

The Pause Offers A Safe Haven For Recovery In Brewster

February 18, 2026

BREWSTER – Addiction has been a problem on Cape Cod and the Islands for many years. The Pause is looking to throw those suffering from the illness...

An architect’s rendering of the Stepping Stones Road townhouses. COURTESY SV DESIGN

Select Board Embraces Stepping Stones Housing Plan For 14 Ownership...

February 18, 2026

CHATHAM – As public housing projects go, the 14 units planned for the town-owned Stepping Stones Road land is much smaller than the big...

An aerial view of an iced-in Saquatucket Harbor last Thursday. BARNSTABLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PHOTO

County Funds Help Keep Harbors Clear Of Ice

February 18, 2026

HARWICH – The harsh winter weather and sustained freezing temperatures are wreaking havoc in local harbors, restricting commercial fishing...

Chatham Town Manager Jill Goldsmith. FILE PHOTO

Chatham Assistant Town Manager Position Re-established; Kathleen...

February 11, 2026

CHATHAM – The position of assistant town manager, originally established in 2002, is being reinstated. In an administrative order issued Feb. 4,...

A crowd turned out both in support and opposition to the redevelopment of the Snow Inn project that was before the Cape Cod Commission on Feb. 5. The commission approved the project. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Cape Cod Commission Approves Snow Inn Redevelopment

February 11, 2026

HARWICH – The Cape Cod Commission voted last week to approve the redevelopment of the historic Snow Inn project along Wychmere Harbor. The...

Scott Yelle, pictured with his wife Andrea, played catch every day for a year in honor of his son Jackson, a 21-year-old junior at Elon University who was struck and killed by an impaired hit-and-run driver in Myrtle Beach, S.C. in April 2023. PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT YELLE

Father Of Late Eastham Ballplayer Completes Year Of Catch To Heal

February 11, 2026

Scott Yelle and his wife Andrea played a game of catch last year on what would have been their son Jackson’s 23rd birthday.Yelle used to love...

The Sea Camps comprehensive plan included 10 acres on the Pond Property for affordable housing and wastewater treatment. FILE PHOTO

Housing Trust Lays Out Plan For Pond Property Feasibility Study

February 11, 2026

BREWSTER – The Brewster Affordable Housing Trust is developing a preliminary work plan outlining a 10-step process for a feasibility study of the...

The 10 Youth Climate Leaders from area high schools who worked on this year’s Cape Cod Youth Climate Summit. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTOS

Looking For Climate Change Answers

February 11, 2026

HARWICH – How do the residents of the fictional Cape Cod town of Codcity feel about new Cape Cod bridges?During a mock town meeting at the Cape Cod...

Community preservation funding to restore the Mack Memorial, adjacent to the Chatham Coast Guard Station, will go before town meeting in May. FILE PHOTO

CPC Sends $2.6 Million In Projects To Town Meeting

February 11, 2026

CHATHAM – Faced with applications that totalled more than the funds available, community preservation committee members last week agreed to reduce...

Orleans police plan to prepare an education campaign around the proper use of e-bikes and e-scooters ahead of the coming summer season. PHOTO COURTESY THOMAS G. FROM PIXABAY

Police Seek More Education Around E-bikes, Scooters

February 11, 2026

ORLEANS – The Orleans Police Department is well versed in the rules governing vehicle traffic in town. But with e-bikes and e-scooters continuing...

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Nature Connection: Snowed In

February 7, 2026

When the winter brings us snow and ice, we can choose to stay indoors, cozy and warm away from it all, or we can happily don all our warm and...

Cape Playhouse Artistic Director Eric Rosen. COURTESY PHOTO

Cape Playhouse Announces 99th Season

February 6, 2026

DENNIS – The lineup for the Cape Playhouse’s 2026 summer season, its 99th year, will be the iconic theater’s largest ever.“A 100th birthday is...

Henry C. "Hank" Hyora. FILE PHOTO

Henry Hyora, 1950-2026 - Chronicle Publisher Remembered For...

February 5, 2026

CHATHAM – Henry C. “Hank” Hyora, the longtime publisher of The Cape Cod Chronicle, passed away Feb. 5 at Cape Cod Hospital after a series of...

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