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The Harwich Mariners celebrate on the field after winning Game 3 of the Cape Cod Baseball League Championship on Tuesday at Whitehouse Field. The 4-2 victory clinched Harwich’s seventh league title all-time. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Harwich Wins 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League Championship

August 12, 2026

HARWICH – Like so many of their other wins this postseason, the one at Whitehouse Field on Tuesday night didn’t come entirely easy for Harwich.Like...

Decision Time On Pennrose Project; Sidewalk Remains Sticking Point

August 12, 2026

CHATHAM – It’s decision time on the 42-unit affordable housing development on Meetinghouse Road proposed by Pennrose LLC. Last Thursday the zoning...

The owners of Friends’ Marketplace in Orleans are interested in the Millstone Liquor store site on Millstone Road in Brewster as a potential home for a second Friends’ Marketplace. The Brewster Select Board recently approved the transfer of the liquor store’s annual all alcoholic beverages license to the Friends’ Marketplace ownership. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Friends’ Marketplace Eyes Brewster Location, But Not Yet A Done Deal

August 12, 2026

BREWSTER – It’s not a done deal, but Brewster could get a new store that offers groceries and prepared food — plus much more — on Millstone Road....

The 55th annual Festival of the Arts runs this Friday to Sunday in Chatham’s Chase Park. FILE PHOTO

Creative Arts Center To Host Festival of the Arts

August 12, 2026

CHATHAM – The 55th Festival of the Arts is set to open this weekend in Chase Park and it’ll be the culmination of months of work for the Chatham...

The final weather balloon is launched from the National Weather Service’s Morris Island station in April 2021. Efforts to restore the program in town have failed to reach fruition. FILE PHOTO

Weather Balloon Launching Plan Goes Pop: Inability To Find Staff...

August 12, 2026

CHATHAM – Plans to re-establish a weather balloon launching station in town have fallen through. The airport commission was working with a...

Family Pantry Warehouse Manager Gary Isgur. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Keeping The Warehouse Humming At The Family Pantry

August 12, 2026

NORTH HARWICH – Clients who visit the Family Pantry of Cape Cod see the lobby and the intake area, as well as a small boutique stocked with used...

One of the Kate Gould Park rabbits makes a guest appearance during one of the Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham’s productions of “Our Town” this summer. KIM RODERIQUES PHOTO

The Bunny Hop – For Real: Kate Gould Park Rabbits Become Part Of...

August 12, 2026

CHATHAM – As Birnam Woods advanced toward Dunsinane, a bunny rabbit hopped across the path of the perambulating forest.The animal’s presence gave a...

The Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore and the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum welcomed guests to the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham Aug. 6 to celebrate the Seashore’s 65th anniversary. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

As Cape Cod National Seashore Turns 65, Supporters Celebrate Community

August 12, 2026

EASTHAM – Sometimes you have to be bold and daring. John F. Kennedy was bold and daring, Bill Burke, longtime historian for the Cape Cod National...

As of early this week, the Cape Cod 5 whale created by Julie Dykens had the leading bid in the online auction.

Going Once, Going Twice… Art In The Park Auction Ends Friday

August 12, 2026

It’s easy to tell that this year’s Art in the Park exhibit has been popular. There’s nary a blade of grass left between the lines of whales and...

Approximately 60 people showed up for the select board’s annual non-resident taxpayers meeting Monday night. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Seasonal Population Impacts Felt, Summer Residents Told At Annual...

August 12, 2026

HARWICH – Growth, especially of the seasonal population, is having an impact on the town, several department heads told a gathering of about 60...

This map prepared by Harwich Conservation Trust shows the location of the proposed parking lot and the trust’s 14 acres extending to the Herring River marsh.

HCT Launches Herring River View Project Seeks $1.2 Million For...

August 12, 2026

HARWICH – The Harwich Conservation Trust has a new fundraising campaign to improve access to the Herring River Watershed. The trust is looking to...

Quinton Coats (Cincinnati) stands on second base after hitting a sixth inning go-ahead pinch-hit RBI double to put Harwich ahead 6-5 against Yarmouth-Dennis in Game 2 of the East Division Finals on Saturday. Harwich won 7-6 to advance to the Cape League championship, which begins Sunday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Cape League Championship Series Begins Sunday

HARWICH – The final series to determine this summer’s winner of the Cape Cod Baseball League has arrived. The championship series, between the...

Reduced fertilizer usage at The Captains Golf Course in Brewster is being credited with helping the town zero in on its target nitrogen removal goals. FILE PHOTO

Golf Courses Contributing To Nitrogen Reduction Efforts

BREWSTER – The Captains Golf Course is one of the town’s most prized recreational assets. What’s less known is the role its management is playing...

Orleans Pond Coalition volunteers hold signs that the nonprofit distributes to homeowners as part of its “pond pledge.” ORLEANS POND COALITION PHOTO

Coalition Seeks Collaborative Approach To Water Advocacy

ORLEANS – Last month, members of the Orleans Pond Coalition gathered to put together signs for residents interested in taking the nonprofit’s “pond...

Christ Church Episcopal in Harwich Port is celebrating its 100th birthday this month. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTOS

A Centennial Birthday Party For Christ Church Episcopal

HARWICH PORT – Christ Church Episcopal fits comfortably into its surrounding neighborhood at the corner of Route 28 and Harbor Road, and it has for...

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