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    A rendering of one of the “lodge” buildings envisioned in Pine Oaks Village IV. COURTESY ICON ARCHITECTURE

    Housing Trust Gets An Earful On Pine Oaks Villa...

    HARWICH – Pine Oaks Village IV may have won its comprehensive permit from the town, but it still...

    Housing Trust Gets An Earful On Pine Oaks Villa...
    HARWICH – Pine Oaks Village IV may have won its comprehensive permit from the town, but it still...
    An intensive search by a consulting firm and a screening committee has yielded three finalists for the position of Harwich town administrator. FILE PHOTO

    Town Administrator Finalists Named

    HARWICH – The current or former top town executives of Marion, Middleboro and Winchendon are the...

    Town Administrator Finalists Named
    HARWICH – The current or former top town executives of Marion, Middleboro and Winchendon are the...
    This aerial photo showing the new Cape Cod Tech school building, at left, and the original building was taken in 2020 by science teacher  Steve Eaton. STEVE EATON PHOTO

    Tech Plans ‘Living Memory’ Book For 50th Annive...

    How do you celebrate a 50th anniversary?  For Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, founded...

    Tech Plans ‘Living Memory’ Book For 50th Annive...
    How do you celebrate a 50th anniversary?  For Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, founded...
    Michele Pavlu announced she had stepped down from her roles as athletic training coordinator and assistant medical director after 20 seasons working in the Cape Cod Baseball League. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

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    NORTH EASTHAM – Michele Pavlu remembers the first time she saw 100 miles per hour pop on a Cape...

    Michele Pavlu, Nauset Trainer Who Helped Steer ...
    NORTH EASTHAM – Michele Pavlu remembers the first time she saw 100 miles per hour pop on a Cape...
    Dr. Robin Millen

    Millen Tapped As New Monomoy Superintendent

    HARWICH – The Monomoy Regional School District has its new superintendent. The Monomoy regional...

    Millen Tapped As New Monomoy Superintendent
    HARWICH – The Monomoy Regional School District has its new superintendent. The Monomoy regional...

    Monomoy Committee Postpones Superintendent Vote...

    After a four-hour session Dec. 17, the Monomoy Regional School Committee decided to postpone a...

    Monomoy Committee Postpones Superintendent Vote...
    After a four-hour session Dec. 17, the Monomoy Regional School Committee decided to postpone a...
    MARY RICHMOND PHOTO

    Nature Connection: The Generosity Of Nature

    In spite of a world that seems to venerate greed and all its trappings more each day, I find...

    Nature Connection: The Generosity Of Nature
    In spite of a world that seems to venerate greed and all its trappings more each day, I find...
    Dr. Robert Duncanson. FILE PHOTO

    Dr. Robert Duncanson, Chatham's Former Natural ...

     CHATHAM – Dr. Robert Duncanson, whose guidance on environmental issues helped make the town a...

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    Chatham
    The Noise Parade is part of every First Night celebration, and is a raucous way to usher out the old year. FILE PHOTO Volunteers Putting Final Touches On First Night Chatham
    December 23, 2025
    CHATHAM – For the volunteers who organize Chatham’s family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration each year, 12 months’ worth of planning and...
    Dr. Robert Duncanson. FILE PHOTO Dr. Robert Duncanson, Chatham's Former Natural Resources Director,...
    December 19, 2025
     CHATHAM – Dr. Robert Duncanson, whose guidance on environmental issues helped make the town a leader among Cape towns in wastewater planning and...
    The former Monomoy Theatre playhouse entrance is boarded up following a series of break-ins. FILE PHOTO Monomoy Theater Demo Denial Upheld
    December 17, 2025
    CHATHAM – The historic business district commission’s decision to deny the demolition of the playhouse on the former Monomoy Theatre property was...
    Harwich
    A rendering of one of the “lodge” buildings envisioned in Pine Oaks Village IV. COURTESY ICON ARCHITECTURE Housing Trust Gets An Earful On Pine Oaks Village Plan
    December 23, 2025
    HARWICH – Pine Oaks Village IV may have won its comprehensive permit from the town, but it still faces stern opposition from a group of citizens...
    An intensive search by a consulting firm and a screening committee has yielded three finalists for the position of Harwich town administrator. FILE PHOTO Town Administrator Finalists Named
    December 23, 2025
    HARWICH – The current or former top town executives of Marion, Middleboro and Winchendon are the finalists to become Harwich’s next town...
    This aerial photo showing the new Cape Cod Tech school building, at left, and the original building was taken in 2020 by science teacher  Steve Eaton. STEVE EATON PHOTO Tech Plans ‘Living Memory’ Book For 50th Anniversary; February...
    December 23, 2025
    How do you celebrate a 50th anniversary?  For Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, founded in September 1975, the usual celebration dinner...
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    Orleans
    Protesters gather outside of Orleans District Court Dec. 16 in support of Thiago Bastos of Hyannis, who has been held in ICE custody since May despite orders for him to appear in court. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Seven Months Later, Hyannis Man Still Awaits His Day In Court
    December 23, 2025
    ORLEANS – Outside of Orleans District Court on Dec. 16, a small group of protesters gathered holding signs.  “Liberty and Justice for All,” read...
    Howard Thomas, a truck driver for the Lower Cape Outreach Council, holds a box of bread baked through the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office’s Community Cooking program. PHOTOS COURTESY K.C. MYERS/BARNSTABLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE County Program Offers Fresh Bread To Local Pantries
    December 23, 2025
    ORLEANS – A special delivery was made to the Lower Cape Outreach Council last week, courtesy of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office. Fresh bread...
    The Lower Cape Outreach Council officially opened its expanded pantry in Orleans to the public on Dec. 2. The pantry, located in the council’s headquarters on Brewster Cross Road, is three times the size of the previous facility. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS Expanded Pantry Gives Lower Cape Outreach Council Much Needed Boost
    December 18, 2025
    ORLEANS – On the bottom level of the Lower Cape Outreach Council’s Brewster Cross Road building last Thursday, clients grabbed a cart and started...
    Brewster
    Brewster in Winter, a new annual event hosted by the DNR, will take place on Jan. 10 at the COA campus. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO Town Departments Organize New Mid-Winter Festival Centered On...
    December 23, 2025
    BREWSTER – After the holiday chaos, the department of natural resources is aiming to spark a little joy while also educating residents about a...
    The community pool at the Brewster Sea Camps property opened in 2023, offering a new amenity to residents, and now additional summer recreation programming for Brewster kids. FILE PHOTO Successful Summer Rec Program Leads To Restructuring, Potential...
    December 23, 2025
    BREWSTER – For recreation director Mike Gradone, the vision for a summer recreation program at the Sea Camps properties started the moment the...
    Stephen Uzzo. COURTESY PHOTO Uzzo Named Natural History Museum President, Executive Director
    December 17, 2025
    BREWSTER – Stephen Miles Uzzo, Ph.D., co-founder of the Woods Hole Institute with decades of experience in museum-related operations, funding,...
    Features
    MARY RICHMOND PHOTO Nature Connection: The Generosity Of Nature
    December 20, 2025
    In spite of a world that seems to venerate greed and all its trappings more each day, I find myself considering and appreciating generosity....
    Chatham author Bernard Cornwell. FILE PHOTO Bernard Cornwell Brings Back His British Rifleman In ‘Sharpe’s Storm’
    December 20, 2025
    CHATHAM – Not every author can say that a beer was named for one of their characters. But Bernard Cornwell can. In October, Kirkstall Brewery in...
    British soldier lichen was spotted during Harwich Conservation Trust’s Hikin’ for Lichens program at Thompson’s Field. GERRY BEETHAM PHOTOS A Fungi And Algae Love Story: HCT Walk Illuminates World Of Lichens
    December 19, 2025
    HARWICH – Just when you think you might be a keen observer of nature, along comes Harwich Conservation Trust naturalist Tom Walker to blow your...
    Obituaries
    Donna R. Jordan
    December 19, 2025
    Donna R. Jordan passed away peacefully on December 3, 2025, at the age of 83, after a long illness.Donna was born and grew up in Taunton, MA, where...
    Sid Bennett
    December 18, 2025
    Sidney Bennett  died peacefully December 9, 2025 in the home he had shared with his wife Betsy in Harwich, surrounded by their loving family and...
    Joan Waldron
    December 18, 2025
    Joan Templeton Austin Waldron, 88, of Catskill, NY, and South Yarmouth, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 28 after enjoying a week of...
    Family Pantry
    High School Sports
    Nauset junior Aria Robinson turns the corner against a Sandwich defender during the Warriors’ 56-25 loss last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Nauset Girls Basketball ‘Closer’ Than Ever, Off To Best Start In Years
    December 23, 2025
    NORTH EASTHAM – Nauset girls basketball is off to their best start in years. Being a team on and off the court has been a huge reason why.After a...
    Monomoy-Mashpee junior Nick Garneau handles the puck during the Sharks’ 4-0 loss to Martha’s Vineyard last Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Monomoy-Mashpee Boys Hockey ‘Starting To Click’ During Early Battles
    December 23, 2025
    SOUTH DENNIS – Ten months after the first playoff win in program history, the Monomoy-Mashpee boys hockey team has set themselves up for another...
    Nauset boys hockey began their follow-up to last year’s Division 3 state championship with a 6-1 win over Plymouth North in the first game of the 2025-26 season Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Nauset Unveils Banner, Continues Winning Ways In First Game As...
    December 17, 2025
    ORLEANS – With the Nauset boys hockey team’s final practice of the preseason winding down last Friday, head coach Connor Brickley gathered everyone...
    Athlete of the Week
    Nauset sophomore Brynn Kew scored 10 points Friday in the girls basketball team’s home opener against Sandwich. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Brynn Kew
    December 23, 2025
    NORTH EASTHAM – Sophomore captain Brynn Kew stuffed the stat sheet last Friday in the Nauset girls basketball team’s home opener against...
    Nauset-Monomoy girls hockey senior center Gaby Bassett tallied two points in the Warriors’ season opener Saturday against Pope Francis. She finished one goal shy of 100 for her career in the 4-2 loss. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Gaby Bassett
    December 17, 2025
    ORLEANS – With the Nauset-Monomoy girls hockey team trailing 2-1 after the first period against Pope Francis in their season opener Saturday, head...
    Cape Cod Baseball League
    Michele Pavlu announced she had stepped down from her roles as athletic training coordinator and assistant medical director after 20 seasons working in the Cape Cod Baseball League. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Michele Pavlu, Nauset Trainer Who Helped Steer Cape Baseball...
    December 23, 2025
    NORTH EASTHAM – Michele Pavlu remembers the first time she saw 100 miles per hour pop on a Cape Cod Baseball League scoreboard.She was an athletic...
    Opinion
    Letters To The Editor: Dec. 25, 2025
    December 23, 2025
    Film Invites EmpathyEditor:Thanks so much for the article on Allison Argo and her beautiful films. Her film "The Last Pig" is one of the most...
    Letters To The Editor: Dec. 18, 2025
    December 17, 2025
    Smart Growth PlanningEditor: Planning for smart growth is essential for preserving Chatham's cherished historical attributes and scale as a typical...
    Our View: Demand Action On Gun Control
    December 17, 2025
     It’s been a difficult week. Especially in the lead-up to the holidays, the news over the weekend of the shootings at Brown University and Bondi...
    featured
    A rendering of one of the “lodge” buildings envisioned in Pine Oaks Village IV. COURTESY ICON ARCHITECTURE Housing Trust Gets An Earful On Pine Oaks Village Plan
    December 23, 2025
    HARWICH – Pine Oaks Village IV may have won its comprehensive permit from the town, but it still faces stern opposition from a group of citizens...
    An intensive search by a consulting firm and a screening committee has yielded three finalists for the position of Harwich town administrator. FILE PHOTO Town Administrator Finalists Named
    December 23, 2025
    HARWICH – The current or former top town executives of Marion, Middleboro and Winchendon are the finalists to become Harwich’s next town...
    Michele Pavlu announced she had stepped down from her roles as athletic training coordinator and assistant medical director after 20 seasons working in the Cape Cod Baseball League. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Michele Pavlu, Nauset Trainer Who Helped Steer Cape Baseball...
    December 23, 2025
    NORTH EASTHAM – Michele Pavlu remembers the first time she saw 100 miles per hour pop on a Cape Cod Baseball League scoreboard.She was an athletic...
    Focus On...
    Paws and Claws in West Chatham will close Dec. 31. DEBRA LAWLESS PHOTO Business Page: Online Competition Closes Chatham’s Paws And Claws
    December 18, 2025
    Here’s sad news from Chatham’s retail sector: Paws and Claws, the pet supply store which also offers grooming services, is closing its doors Dec....
    News
    Monomoy Committee Postpones Superintendent Vote To Dec. 22
    December 20, 2025
    After a four-hour session Dec. 17, the Monomoy Regional School Committee decided to postpone a decision on naming a new superintendent to allow...
    The Monomoy Regional School Committee named three finalists for superintendent Thursday. FILE PHOTO Monomoy Superintendent Finalists Named
    December 12, 2025
    The three finalists to replace Scott Carpenter as superintendent of the Monomoy Regional School District were announced by the school committee at...
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